unconformity

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Etymology

un- +‎ conformity

Noun

unconformity (countable and uncountable, plural unconformities)

  1. (nonstandard) A lack of conformity.
  2. (geology) A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question.

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