Angular unconformity

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.

Synonyms

assise onlap stage pseudoanticline paleohorizontal allostratigraphy stratigraphy archeological horizon upper boundary overburden paleaquult archaeosurface

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