1) German geological term 2) Sedimentary rock
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Flysch is a sequence of sedimentary rocks that is deposited in a deep marine facies in the foreland basin of a developing orogen. Flysch is typically deposited during an early stage of the orogenesis. When the orogen evolves, the foreland basin becomes shallower and molasse is deposited on top of the flysch. It is therefore called a syn-orogenic s...
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sandstone deposit
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• (n.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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sequence of shales rhythmically interbedded with thin, hard, graywacke-like sandstones. The total thickness of such sequences is commonly many ... [2 related articles]
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Flysch (flēsh)
noun [ A Swiss word, from German
fliessen to flow, melt.]
(Geol.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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The Flysch is a name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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See under soil type. Floor type Next to climate and grape variety, one of the most important factors influencing the quality of wine. The different soil types have developed over millions of years through physical and chemical weathering of rocks and through humification of organic matter. During physical weathering, natural forces such as win...
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Sediments produced by the erosion of uprising and developing fold structures, which are subsequently deformed by later stages in the development of these same fold structures.
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an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.
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