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unconformity
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The angular unconformity at Jedburgh, UK, first described by James Hutton, is then used to introduce concepts of time within the sedimentary record.
Abstract: The Warrensburg Sandstone, a Pennsylvanian alluvial valley-fill in Johnson County, Missouri, lies with angular unconformity on Desmoinesian Pennsylvanian marine strata comprised mainly of shales and thin limestones.
The growing portfolio of prospects includes large anticlinal structures, angular unconformity pinch-outs, and turbidite fans within the Upper Cretaceous section.
 
 
 
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