pseudounconformity

pseudounconformity

[¦sü·dō·kən′fȯr·məd·ē] (geology) A stratigraphic relationship that appears unconformable but is characterized by a superabundance or an excess accumulation of sediment, due to factors like submarine slumping which occurs penecontemporaneously with sedimentation off the sides of a rising anticline or dome.