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Unconformably
Unconformable Un`con*form"a*ble, a. 1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming. Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. --I. Watts. 2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata. -- Un`con*form"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*form"a*bly, adv.

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- An unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock m****es or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition...
- Basin, or Caroni Syncline, consisting of Tertiary sedimentary rocks unconformably overlying Jur****ic and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. South of this basin...
- found along the Front Range of Colorado. To the north, the Formation unconformably overlies Precambrian granite and gneiss. To the south, it overlies Mississippian...
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- Eday Group that is up to 800 metres (870 yd) thick in places. It lies unconformably upon steeply inclined flagstones, the interpretation of which is a matter...
- Cretaceous (≈90-100 million years ago (Ma)) to Miocene (≈5 Ma), which lie unconformably on a pre-Cretaceous igneous ba****t. Where the unconformity corresponds...
- Australia: Uranium mineralised Cahill Formation as visible in the pit is unconformably overlain by Kombolgie Sandstone forming the mountains in the background...
- period. They consist for the most part of glacial drift, deposited unconformably on an underlying rock surface of moderate or small relief. Here, the...
- flows. These strata, which are known as the Richmond Gulf Group, rest unconformably on Archean crystalline rocks of the Superior craton and are now preserved...
- this depression. Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone are unconformably overlain by basalt which resulted from extensive lava flows. In respect...