Glossary:Discontinuity

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[edit] Discontinuity

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

Related Words: Nonconformity, Unconformity

[edit] Source

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


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