Outcrop
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910)
United States Code
30 U.S.C. § 552 — as used in this chapter
“Outcrop” means any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In mining law. The edge of a stratum which appears at the surface of the ground; that portion of a vein or lode which appears at the surface or immediately under the soil and surface dCbris. See Duggan v. Davey, 4 Dak. 110, 26 N. W. 887; Stevens v. Williams, 23 Fed. Cas. 40.