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Relative Age Dating. Unconformity = any gap in the rock record 1. Angular Unconformity = younger, flat strata above older, eroded/tilted sedimentary rock. Angular Unconformity. Relative Age Dating. Nonconformity younger, flat strata above eroded, older metamorphic/igneous rocks.
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Relative Age Dating • Unconformity = any gap in the rock record • 1. Angular Unconformity = younger, flat strata above older, eroded/tilted sedimentary rock
Relative Age Dating • Nonconformity • younger, flat strata above eroded, older metamorphic/igneous rocks
Age Dating • Disconformity = younger, flat strata above older, eroded, flat strata (all sedimentary)