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shear zone

structural discontinuity surface in the Earth's crust and upper mantle
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shear zone

Summary

shear zone has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • shear zone is a type of geologic feature[2].
  • shear zone's Commons category is recorded as Shear zones[3].
  • shear zone's has cause is recorded as shear[4].
  • shear zone's facet of is recorded as geology[5].

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Definition and Type

shear zone is a type of geologic feature[2].

Why It Matters

shear zone has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Related Entities

geology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3y1JjX
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 8d ago · Robby · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Q105131701
    Facet of → geology
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q105131701]]"
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