Difference between revisions of "Unconformity"

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According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary a '''unconformity''' is  "lack of continuity in deposition between rock strata in contact corresponding to a period of nondeposition, weathering, or erosion." <ref>http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/unconformity</ref>  
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Revision as of 23:42, May 16, 2007

According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary a unconformity is "lack of continuity in deposition between rock strata in contact corresponding to a period of nondeposition, weathering, or erosion." [1]

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