unconformity surface

unconformity surface
площадь несогласия
поверхность несогласия

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  • Unconformity — Hutton s Unconformity at Jedburgh, Scotland, illustrated by John Clerk in 1787 and photographed in 2003. An unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition w …   Wikipedia

  • unconformity — [un΄kən fôr′mə tē] n. pl. unconformities 1. a lack of conformity; inconsistency; incongruity 2. Geol. a) a break in the continuity of rock strata in contact, separating younger from older rocks and usually resulting from erosion of the surface of …   English World dictionary

  • unconformity — noun Date: circa 1600 1. archaic lack of conformity 2. a. lack of continuity in deposition between rock strata in contact corresponding to a period of nondeposition, weathering, or erosion b. the surface of contact between unconformable strata …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unconformity —    A fossil land surface representing the absence of a sequence of sediments [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • unconformity — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A substantial break or gap in the geologic record where a rock unit is overlain by another that is not next in stratigraphic sucession, such as an interruption in continuity of a depositional sequence of… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

  • unconformity — noun Geology a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata. ↘the condition of being unconformable …   English new terms dictionary

  • Carlin Unconformity — The Carlin Unconformity or Carlin Trend is a geologic feature in northeastern Nevada which represents a period of erosion or non deposition likely associated with a collision between a tectonic crustal block called a terrane and the North… …   Wikipedia

  • erosion surface — noun : a surface generally of low relief shaped by erosion compare peneplain, unconformity * * * Geol. an eroded land surface, esp. one that is nearly flat and featureless …   Useful english dictionary

  • Narryer Gneiss Terrane — Stratigraphic range: > 3.3 Ga Satellite image of Jack Hills in the Narryer Gneiss Terrane Type Geological complex Sub units …   Wikipedia

  • Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …   Wikipedia

  • Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …   Wikipedia


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