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Worked Example 6.3 Set of photographs and sketches to illustrate a key
sedimentary contact
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unconformity
correlative
conformity
(b)
(a)
Figure 6.15
(a) Photomontage of the
cliff at Bran Point, Osmington Mills to
show the erosive nature of the unit near
the middle of the cliff and line drawing
showing the erosive surface. Inset box
shows position of (b). (b) Detail of the
downcutting from near the middle of the
section and line drawing showing the
truncation. (a and b: Angela L. Coe, The
Open University, UK.)
unconformity
(b)
