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The contact between the breccia and the underlying granite is an example of a(n):____.
a. nonconformity.
b. angular unconformity.
c. disconformity.
d. intrusive contact.
e. fault (tectonic) contact


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The contact between the breccia and the underlying granite is an example of disconformity.

Breccia is a type of  sedimentary rock which is composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix.

In the Italian language ,Breccia word means "rubble". A breccia may have a variety of different origins, as indicated by the named types including sedimentary breccia, igneous breccia, impact breccia, tectonic breccia and hydrothermal breccia.

Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock  which is composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground

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