unconformability
- a word derived from unconformable.
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Inferences derived from unconformable strata.—That the subterranean forces have visited different parts of the globe at successive periods, is inferred chiefly from the unconformability of strata belonging to groups of different ages.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
That the subterranean forces have visited different parts of the globe at successive periods is inferred chiefly from the unconformability of strata belonging to groups of different ages.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
The basement beds of the Keuper rest with a slight unconformability upon an eroded surface of the "Bunter" next to be described.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Where the widest gaps appear in the sequence of the fossil forms, as between the Permian and Triassic rocks, or between the Cretaceous and Eocene, examples of such unconformability are very frequent.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The need for this caution may sometimes be made evident by an unconformability between two sets of rocks, as has already been explained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
