what is unconformity
unconformity. n, pl-ties. 1. lack of conformity.
An unconformity / discontinuity is a place from which some of the evidence is missing. Sills, Dikes, Faults and so on are examples. One may infer that such and such an action â¦ has taken place, but there remains no evidence of where the fault moved the rock to.
Click the image to see the animation. Use the movie controls to examine the stages. An unconformity is a gap in the sedimentary rock record. This animation shows the formation of an angular unconformityone where the layers above and below the unconformity are not parallel to each other, but form an angle. Examine how the final result allows you to infer the sequence of the rocks' formation.