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FOSSILS & ROCK AGES
WHICH OCCURS WHEN ROCK LAYERS GET PUSHED UPWARD, FORMING A TILT OR ROLL?
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A. DISCONFORMITY
B. ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY
C. NONCONFORMITY
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B. ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY
An angular unconformity forms when older rock layers are tilted or folded (pushed up), eroded, and then overlain by younger, more horizontal layers. Disconformity is a gap between parallel sedimentary layers; nonconformity is between sedimentary rocks and underlying igneous/metamorphic rocks.
An angular unconformity forms when older rock layers are tilted or folded (pushed up), eroded, and then overlain by younger, more horizontal layers. Disconformity is a gap between parallel sedimentary layers; nonconformity is between sedimentary rocks and underlying igneous/metamorphic rocks.
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