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Catskill Formation

unit of sedimentary rock in the US
Landform geological_formation Q5054027
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Catskill Formation

Summary

Catskill Formation is a geological formation[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of geological_formation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catskill Formation is in the country of United States[3].
  • Catskill Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[4].
  • Catskill Mountains is named after Catskill Formation[5].
  • Catskill Formation's underlies is recorded as Rockwell Formation[6].
  • Catskill Formation's overlies is recorded as Foreknobs Formation[7].
  • Catskill Formation's described at URL is recorded as https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/CatskillRefs_927.html[8].

Body

Geography

Catskill Formation is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

Catskill Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[4].

History and Context

Catskill Mountains is named after Catskill Formation[5].

Why It Matters

Catskill Formation ranks in the top 8% of geological_formation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Catskill Formation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/catskill-formation
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_catskill-formation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Catskill Formation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/catskill-formation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/06sl9k
    Country → United States
    Instance of → geological formation
    Underlies → Rockwell Formation
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Catskill1.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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