Disconformity

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  • noun. A type of unconformity in which the rock layers are parallel.
  • noun. Refusal or failure to conform; nonconformity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Want of agreement or conformity; inconsistency.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency; disagreement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
  • noun. nonconformity
  • Word Usage
    "A disconformity is a boundary between horizontal layers of old sedimentary rock and overlying younger layers deposited on an eroded surface."
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