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Earth Science — Siccar Point Unconformity

Hutton's classic angular unconformity in Scotland.

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Siccar Point unconformity (Scotland)Old Red SandstoneDevonian0.00 mBasal conglomerateDevonian1.40 mUnconformity (Hutton)~65 Myr gap1.80 mGreywacke (tilted)Silurian1.92 mGreywacke bedsSilurian2.92 m4.12 m5 layers, 4.12 m, and the contacts this could check are the right way up — but 1 age label could not …`Unconformity (Hutton)` is dated `~65 Myr gap`, which this engine could not place on the chronostratigraphic scale.…

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title "Siccar Point unconformity (Scotland)"
type column
layer "Old Red Sandstone" thickness 1.4 color "#a0522d" age "Devonian"
layer "Basal conglomerate" thickness 0.4 color "#b07a4a" age "Devonian"
layer "Unconformity (Hutton)" thickness 0.12 color "#0f172a" age "~65 Myr gap"
layer "Greywacke (tilted)" thickness 1.0 color "#64748b" age "Silurian"
layer "Greywacke beds" thickness 1.2 color "#475569" age "Silurian"