unconformable in English
adjective
1
(of rock strata in contact) marking a discontinuity in the geological record, and typically not having the same direction of stratification.
In this transect, the contact between the Carboniferous strata and the volcanic sequence appears to be an unconformable sedimentary contact.
Use "unconformable" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "unconformable" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "unconformable", or refer to the context using the word "unconformable" in the English Dictionary.
1. An upper Miocene unconformable surface coincides with accretion and uplift of the Cascadia Accretionary Complex.
2. 29 Various hydrocarbon migration paths towards these special reservoirs involve unconformable surface, fault surface, s4 and s3 sandstones, and Proterozoic interior laminar formation.