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unconformity
noun
(un-con-for-mi-ty)
lack of continuity in deposition between rock strata in contact corresponding to a period of nondeposition, weathering, or erosion
unconformity
noun
(un-con-for-mi-ty)
the surface of contact between unconformable strata
unconformity
noun
(un-con-for-mi-ty)
lack of conformity
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