Question: Is Disconformity dating absolute or relative?

What type of dating is Disconformity?

8.2 Relative Dating MethodsUnconformity TypeDescriptionDisconformityA boundary between two sequences of sedimentary rocks where the underlying ones have been eroded (but not tilted) prior to the deposition of the younger ones (as in Figure 8.7)3 more rows

Is relative dating absolute?

absolute dating is based on calculations of the age of rock strata based on half lives of minerals, relative dating is based on the assumed age of fossils found in the strata and the laws of super imposition.

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