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  • 52Arenig — In geology, the Arenig group is the name applied to the lowest stage of the Ordovician System. HistoryThe term was first used by Adam Sedgwick in 1847 with reference to the Arenig Ashes and Porphyries in the neighborhood of Arenig Fawr, in… …

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  • 53Vermejo Formation — The Vermejo Formation is a geologic formation of Upper Cretaceous age which outcrops in northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado.The Vermejo Formation was originally named by Lee in 1913 in the American Journal of Science. In 1917, Lee… …

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  • 54Muhsin Khalid — is a Sudanese writer and intellectual. He was born in 1973, in Al Misaiktab, a village in Northern Sudan. He published works amount to twelve books with another three books currently banned from distributing in Sudan. Four of his literary works… …

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  • 55unconformability — See unconformable. * * * …

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  • 56chenier — /shin euh ree/, n. a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks. Also, chênière. [ < LaF, equiv. to F chêne oak + ier IER2] * * * ▪ geological formation       beach ridge, usually composed of sand sized material resting on clay or&#8230; …

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  • 57Chénier — /shay nyay /, n. André Marie de /ahonn drdday mann rddee deuh/, 1762 94, French poet. * * * ▪ geological formation       beach ridge, usually composed of sand sized material resting on clay or mud. Chenier is the Louisiana French term for the oak …

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  • 58conformable — /keuhn fawr meuh beuhl/, adj. 1. corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar. 2. compliant; obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition. 3. Geol. of or pertaining to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of&#8230; …

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  • 59discordant — discordantly, adv. /dis kawr dnt/, adj. 1. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions. 2. disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh. 3. Geol. (of strata) structurally unconformable. [1250 1300; ME discordaunt < AF < L&#8230; …

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  • 60unconformity — /un keuhn fawr mi tee/, n., pl. unconformities. 1. lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. 2. Geol. a. a discontinuity in rock sequence indicating interruption of sedimentation, commonly accompanied by erosion of rocks below the break. b …

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