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repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks
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foliation

Summary

foliation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • foliation is a type of quality[2].
  • foliation's Commons category is recorded as Foliation (geology)[3].
  • foliation's facet of is recorded as metamorphic rock[4].
  • foliation's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicstructure/Foliation[5].

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Definition and Type

foliation is a type of quality[2].

Why It Matters

foliation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[1] foliation has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] foliation is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). foliation. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/foliation
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_foliation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{foliation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/foliation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → quality
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicstructure/Foliation
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicstructure/Foliation"
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