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Columnar (RKF_1)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: rkf_1.ttl

Name

columnar

Attribute

RKF Rock Formation Structure

Definition

In tabular bodies of igneous rock, a pattern of jointing produced because of contraction during cooling and characterized by the division of rocks into long, parallel prisms or pillars.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• DB160 Rock Formation

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_00764 Columnar Rock
• RWO_05203 Rock Column

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.