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    A Disconformity Is _
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A Disconformity Is _

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Question 60

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A disconformity is _


A) an erosional surface between horizontal layers of sedimentary rocks.
B) an erosional surface between igneous and sedimentary rocks.
C) a rock unit that does not contain fossils.
D) a rock unit that is different from the units above or below it.

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