angular unconformity

English

Noun

angular unconformity (plural angular unconformities)

(geology) A type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.

Translations

type of geological unconformity

Portuguese: discordância angular f

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