unconformable
not conformable; not conforming.
Geology. indicating discontinuity of any type in a stratigraphic sequence.
Origin of unconformable
1Other words from unconformable
- un·con·form·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·con·form·a·bly, adverb
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How to use unconformable in a sentence
The complete biological contrasts between the fossil contents of unconformable strata are sufficiently explicable.
Carboniferous rocks appear in small faulted tracts, unconformable on the Silurian, on 832 the shores of the Solway Firth.
Strata are said to be unconformable when they do not lie in regular, parallel sequence.
Zion National Park | VariousAlthough usually conformable to the oolite, it is sometimes, as in the Jura, unconformable.
A Manual of Elementary Geology | Charles Lyell.In the grounds of the Admiralty House curious instances of unconformable strata are laid bare in old quarries.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II | Thomas Lord Cochrane
British Dictionary definitions for unconformable
/ (ˌʌnkənˈfɔːməbəl) /
not conformable or conforming
(of rock strata) consisting of a series of younger strata that do not succeed the underlying older rocks in age or in parallel position, as a result of a long period of erosion or nondeposition
Derived forms of unconformable
- unconformability or unconformableness, noun
- unconformably, adverb
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