unconformable

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I’m always going to talk about what makes people unconformable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

It is critical at a time of public health crisis to be aware of the line between panic and preparation, to speak tough and unconformable truths without being alarmist.

From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2020

In the typical region and in North Wales generally the Arenig series appears to be unconformable upon the Cambrian rocks; this is not the case in South Wales.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

I observed here that the travertin was unconformable to the lacustrine beds, its inclination according with the slope of the sides of the valley.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Consequently, Cambrian strata are usually unconformable on older rocks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various