Unconformity
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Unconformity by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Unconformity
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 29 May 2007
An unconformity is where there is a gap in time between one layer of rocks and the layer above it. Here, there is an angle between the topmost bed of rock and the beds underneath, which must have been tilted by tectonic movements after being laid down and before the topmost layer was deposited. The similarity to the classic unconformity at Siccar Point Image is easy to see. Geologist for scale.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.074734
Longitude
-6.053143