An Unconformity Involving Older Metamorphic Rocks and Younger Sedimentary Strata

question 100

Multiple Choice

An unconformity involving older metamorphic rocks and younger sedimentary strata is termed a ______.

• A) disconformity
• B) angular unconformity
• C) nonconformity
• D) conformity

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