unconformity
noun[C]
geologyspecializeduk/ˌʌn.kənˈfɔː.mə.ti/us/ˌʌn.kənˈfɔːr.mə.t̬i/aninterruptionin theseriesof the earth'srocklayers,resultingfrom eithererosion(=graduallossby theeffectofweather)or thefailureoflayersto becreated
(地表岩层的)不整合Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- post-depositional
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- tectonic
- the rock cycle
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