Unconformity
[uhn-kuh n-fawr-mi-tee] /ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti/
noun, plural unconformities.
1.
lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
2.
Geology.
a discontinuity in rock sequence indicating interruption of sedimentation, commonly accompanied by erosion of rocks below the break.
the interface between such strata.
unconformity
/ˌʌnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
lack of conformity
2.
the contact surface between younger and older rocks representing a discontinuity in the geological record. Most commonly it represents an erosional surface
unconformity
(ŭn’kən-fôr’mĭ-tē)
A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition. An unconformity is a type of discontinuity.
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