subcrop

{{Short description|Term in geology}}

Subcrop is a term in geology. It is a contrast to the term outcrop, if not a perfect antonym.

If rocks exposed at the present-day erosion surface are referred to as outcrops, then now-buried rocks that were exposed at ancient erosion surfaces are referred to as subcrops.{{cite web | url=https://courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas233/0809winter/EAS233Lab02notes.pdf/eas233/0809winter/EAS233Lab02notes.pdf | title=unconformities, cross sections and geological map descriptions | publisher=courses.eas.ualberta.ca | accessdate=6 March 2019}}

So, a subcrop is buried. If part of a geological formation is close to the surface, it is a subcrop. A subcrop is not outcropping, and is usually under the soil profile or alluvial sediments.{{cite web | url=http://www.bickhamcoal.com.au/terms.html | title=Glossary of Terms | publisher=bickhamcoal.com.au | accessdate=6 March 2019}}