unconformity
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kənˈfɔr 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. See illus. under unconformable.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | lack of conformity |
| 2. | the contact surface between younger and older rocks representing a discontinuity in the geological record. Most commonly it represents an erosional surface |
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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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Example sentences
The gap in time between the igneous rocks forming and the conglomerate is our great unconformity.
If this happened in a geological sequence it would be called an unconformity.
The unconformity at the top of the paleosols and the base of the coal is interpreted as a fourth-order sequence boundary.
The exposures of the unconformity between the ancient quartzite and the overlying sandstone are world famous.
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