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in geology, a stratigraphic unit, smaller than a supergroup and larger than a subgroup
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group

Summary

group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • group is a type of lithostratigraphic unit[2].
  • group is part of supergroup[3].
  • group's Commons category is recorded as Geologic groups[4].
  • group comprises subgroup[5].
  • group comprises geological formation[6].
  • group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geological groups[7].
  • group's facet of is recorded as geology[8].
  • group's different from is recorded as group[9].

Body

Definition and Type

group is a type of lithostratigraphic unit[2].

Use and Application

Components include subgroup[5] and geological formation[6]. group is part of supergroup[3].

Why It Matters

group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[1] group has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] group is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → subgroup, geological formation
    Part of → supergroup
    Has parts → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536726205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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