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A break that separates older metamorphic rocks from younger sedimentary rocks immediately above them is a type of unconformity called what?

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Non conformities

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  • It is a special type of condition were the older igneous and the metamorphic rocks below are overlapped by younger sedimentary rocks above an unconfirmed surface and these rocks indicate an active igneous or a tectonic period which was followed by an upliftment or erosion.
  • This indicated the deposition of the sediments at the basin and called an unconformity, and it helps the geologists to identify the geologic time and is a type of relative dating technique.
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Answer:

A break that isolates more seasoned changeable rocks from more youthful sedimentary shakes promptly above them is a sort of unconformity called a nonconformity.

Step-by-step explanation:

A rebelliousness is a break that different previous (changeable rocks or volcanic rocks) from overlying sedimentary rocks.

An nonconformity is a contact between two shake units where the upper unit is are commonly covered erosional surfaces that can speak to a break in the geologic that isolates a more youthful sedimentary shake unit from a molten meddlesome shake or shake at the surface before it was at long last covered by the more youthful shakes above it.

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