Unconformities: Finding Missing Time

Source/Author: David McConnell, Jennifer Wiggen
Subject: Geological unconformities
Description: This video discusses how geologists recognize physical gaps in the geologic record as represented by features known as unconformities. We model three types of unconformities and describe how they form. Finally we examine examples of each type of unconformity in the rocks of the Grand Canyon.
Duration: 6:51
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URL: https://youtu.be/DNcYBLG3TBo

Unconformities: Finding Missing Time

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