Tag:geological=unconformity
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 geological = unconformity
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| A buried erosional surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages |
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In geology 
unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface, separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous.
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Types of unconformity
- Disconformity geological=unconformity + unconformity=disconformity
- Nonconformity geological=unconformity + unconformity=nonconformity
- Angular unconformity geological=unconformity + unconformity=angular_unconformity
- Paraconformity geological=unconformity + unconformity=paraconformity
- For more types see Unconformity#Types on Wikipedia.