What is want of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited called?
unconformability — (Geol.) Want of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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