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noun, plural un·con·form·i·ties.
1.
lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
2.
Geology.
a.
a discontinuity in rock sequence indicating interruption of sedimentation, commonly accompanied by erosion of rocks below the break.
b.
the interface between such strata.
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Unconformity
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| to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation |
| ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass |
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unconformity  (ŭn'kən-fôr'mĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition. An unconformity is a type of discontinuity. |
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