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NON-DEPOSITIONAL UNCONFORMITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

... an obscure or uncertain unconformity in which no erosion surface is discernible or in which the contact is a simple bedding plane, and in which the beds above and below the break are parallel.

OBS

Not to be confused with paraunconformity.

Key term(s)
  • non-depositional unconformity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Discordance stratigraphique entre deux couches d'âge très différent, mais dont les surfaces en contact sont parallèles.

Spanish

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