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QUestion bassed on, "unconformity".
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![Devonian "Old Red
sandstone
Silurian
sandstone
and shale
Unconformity
Above is an annotated image of the famous Siccar Point unconformity identified by James Hutton. Use the image to select all the true
statements in the list below.
Choose one or more:
This unconformity is a nonconformity.
This unconformity is a disconformity.
M The unconformity represents a gap in the rock record from the Silurian to the Devonian.
O This unconformity represents time in the rock record that we cannot account for.
The unconformity represents a gap in the rock record from the Cretaceous to the Devonian.
O This unconformity is an angular unconformity.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff1b773a7-f37b-445d-b41c-c1e5f52af08a%2F3da7f7f3-3a69-47b8-8030-f0406083db2d%2Ft46mrz6_processed.gif&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Devonian "Old Red
sandstone
Silurian
sandstone
and shale
Unconformity
Above is an annotated image of the famous Siccar Point unconformity identified by James Hutton. Use the image to select all the true
statements in the list below.
Choose one or more:
This unconformity is a nonconformity.
This unconformity is a disconformity.
M The unconformity represents a gap in the rock record from the Silurian to the Devonian.
O This unconformity represents time in the rock record that we cannot account for.
The unconformity represents a gap in the rock record from the Cretaceous to the Devonian.
O This unconformity is an angular unconformity.
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