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Unconformity An unconformity is a break in the depositional sequence of rocks. If the underlying beds were tilted, eroded, and then covered with flat-lying impermeable rocks, then oil and gas may be trapped at the unconformity. In Carboniferous rocks of southeastern Saskatchewan, unconformity traps are very important sources of petrol Unconformity trap

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Unconformity

An unconformity is a break in the depositional

sequence of rocks. If the underlying beds were

tilted, eroded, and then covered with flat-lying

impermeable rocks, then oil and gas may be

trapped at the unconformity. In Carboniferous

rocks of southeastern Saskatchewan, unconformity

traps are very important sources of petrol

Unconformity trap