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unconformity


Definition of unconformity

noun

Geology
  • a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata: erosion beneath the Hercynian unconformity has removed most of the Westphalian strata
  • [mass noun] the condition of being unconformable: folded early Devonian rocks are overlain with marked unconformity by late Devonian sediments

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