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Angular Unconformity

by Karen M. Woods — last modified Jun 22, 2007 10:18 AM

An Angular Unconformity develops when horizontally layered rock is tilted after deposition and eroded. The area is then subsided and younger rock is deposited on the eroded, tilted beds.

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