Unconformity of Antromero
October 09, 2004
Provided by: Manuel Marques Lopez, RED Nimbar
Summary authors & editors: Manuel Marques Lopez
The photo above showing the well studied unconformity of Antromero, in Asturias province (northen Spain), was taken this past August. An unconformity is a buried erosion surface. Note the differences between the structure of the cliff on the lefthand side and righthand side of the picture. Erosion and deposition of comparatively young (Cretacious) rocks from the Hercinic Mountain Range are poorly matched with older, more deformed Devonian deposits.
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