What is a part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation called?
outlier — (Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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