noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
disconformity; parallel unconformity
Geology term for a type of unconformity where the strata above and below are parallel, indicating a period of non-deposition or erosion without tilting.
この地域では、平行不整合が観察される。
A disconformity is observed in this area.
Compound of 平行 (parallel) and 不整合 (unconformity), a direct translation of the English geological term 'parallel unconformity' or 'disconformity'.