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Where the older rocks were metamorphosed and exposed by profound erosion before the strata were laid down on them, there is a major unconformity, representing a hiatus of great duration. To distinguish unconformities of this significance, the term “nonconformity” is used.

terms/nonconformity.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/22 08:42 by 127.0.0.1