unconformable
adjective
not conformable; not conforming.
unconformably
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a word derived from
unconformable.
Example Sentences
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The upper part of the Lower Devonian, the sandy shale of Steinach, rests unconformably upon Silurian rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
The Triassic rocks rest unconformably on all older formations within the county.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
On the north side of North Glen Sannox they rest unconformably on the Lower Old Red rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Let us suppose, for example, that a certain group of formations has been disturbed, upraised, denuded and covered unconformably by a second group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
The piers of the tower are, as I have said, unmistakably Norman, but upon them are set, quite unconformably, arches at least a century later in date.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
