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facies

manifestation of character, reflecting conditions of origin of rock strata
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facies

Summary

facies ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • facies is credited with the discovery of Amanz Gressly[2].
  • facies is a type of geological body[3].
  • facies comprises rock[4].
  • facies's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • facies's different from is recorded as crystal habit[6].
  • facies's studied by is recorded as geology[7].

Body

Definition and Type

facies is a type of geological body[3].

Use and Application

facies comprises rock[4].

Why It Matters

facies ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[1] facies has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] facies is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

geology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Amanz Gressly
    Local thumb → —
    Has part(s) → rock
    Has parts → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565339905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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