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Facies, an Uncommon card
In geology, a facies is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 81
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 81 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Facies quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Facies card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area.
Answer
characteristics. The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area. From the Facies article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The term "facies" was introduced by the Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly in ____ and was part of his significant contribution to the foundations of modern stratigraphy, which replaced the earlier notions of Neptunism.
Answer
1830s. The term "facies" was introduced by the Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly in 1838 and was part of his significant contribution to the foundations of modern stratigraphy, which replaced the earlier notions of Neptunism. From the Facies article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Blade Nzimande. Blade Nzimande 60 · Dog flea 54 · Facies 50 · Ictonychinae 45 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area.
- A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including its chemical, physical, and biological features that distinguish it from adjacent rock.
- The term "facies" was introduced by the Swiss geologist Amanz Gressly in 1838 and was part of his significant contribution to the foundations of modern stratigraphy, which replaced the earlier notions of Neptunism.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Facies article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Facies
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- Mark C. LeeUncommon · History · ATK 56 DEF 25
- Max GroupUncommon · Society · ATK 50 DEF 31
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Facies (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wilson44691 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
