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columnar jointing

geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal prisms, or columns
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columnar jointing

Summary

columnar jointing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • columnar jointing's image is recorded as Columnar jointing in the Alcantara Gorge, Sicily.jpg[2].
  • columnar jointing's image is recorded as Giant's Causeway 2006 08.jpg[3].
  • columnar jointing's subclass of is recorded as geological structure[4].
  • columnar jointing's subclass of is recorded as joint[5].
  • columnar jointing's Commons category is recorded as Columnar igneous rocks[6].
  • columnar jointing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ztbclw[7].
  • columnar jointing's facet of is recorded as pattern in nature[8].
  • columnar jointing's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/columnar-jointing[9].
  • columnar jointing's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 008315[10].
  • columnar jointing's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780173404[11].

Why It Matters

columnar jointing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). columnar jointing. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/columnar-jointing
MLA “columnar jointing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/columnar-jointing.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_columnar-jointing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{columnar jointing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/columnar-jointing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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