Glossary:Discontinuity

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Discontinuity
Any interruption in sedimentation, whatever its cause or length, usually a manifestation of nondeposition and accompanying erosion.

Related Words: Nonconformity, Unconformity

Source
Soil Science Society of America. Glossary of Soil Science Terms. Available online here last accessed 28.09.2006.

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