What are the types of unconformities than can occur in rock layers

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Kinya · Answer 1 · 2020-04-12T06:30:21+0000

Nonconformities are unconformities that separate igneous or metamorphic rocks from overlying sedimentary rocks. They usually indicate that a long period of erosion occurred prior to deposition of the sediments (several km of erosion necessary). ... A nonconformity at the base of the Grand Canyon succession.

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