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angular unconformity

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angular unconformity [′aŋ·gyə·lər ‚ən·kən′fȯrm·əd·ē]
(geology)
An unconformity in which the older strata dip at a different angle (usually steeper) than the younger strata.
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The angular unconformity at Jedburgh, UK, first described by James Hutton, is then used to introduce concepts of time within the sedimentary record.
The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change by Long, Darrel G.F. / Geoscience Canada
Abstract: The Warrensburg Sandstone, a Pennsylvanian alluvial valley-fill in Johnson County, Missouri, lies with angular unconformity on Desmoinesian Pennsylvanian marine strata comprised mainly of shales and thin limestones.
Valley anticline associated with the Warrensburg Sandstone in Missouri by Nold, John L. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
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