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an unconformity is a break in the rock record indicating that the area was underwater for millions of years.
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an unconformity is a break in the rock record indicating that the area was underwater for millions of years.

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The rocks above an unconformity are younger than the rocks beneath (unless the sequence has been overturned). An unconformity represents time during which no sediments were preserved in a region.

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