What types of unconformities are the white arrows pointing to? (There are 2 correct answers) Green River Formation-Eocene Muav Limestone: Flagstaff Formation-Paleocene Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone North Horn Formation-Paleocene Metamorphic Rock Twist Gulch Formation-Jurassic Igneous Rock Paraconformity Angular Unconformity Disconformity Nonconformity

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What types of unconformities are the white arrows pointing to? (There are 2 correct answers)
Green River Formation-Eocene
Muav Limestone
Flagstaff Formation-Paleocene
Bright Angel Shale
Tapeats Sandstone
North Horn Formation-Paleocene
Metamorphic Rock
Twist Gulch Formation-Jurassic
Igneous Rock
Paraconformity
Angular Unconformity
Disconformity
Nonconformity
Transcribed Image Text:What types of unconformities are the white arrows pointing to? (There are 2 correct answers) Green River Formation-Eocene Muav Limestone Flagstaff Formation-Paleocene Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone North Horn Formation-Paleocene Metamorphic Rock Twist Gulch Formation-Jurassic Igneous Rock Paraconformity Angular Unconformity Disconformity Nonconformity
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Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sedimentation of sediments, i.e., loose particles disintegrated from the preexisting igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock itself. The composition of sediments and the environment in which the rock forms are characteristics of sedimentary rock. 

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