flysch

[ flish ]

noun

, Geology.

1. an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.

Flysch

/ flɪʃ /

noun

1. sometimes not capital a marine sedimentary facies consisting of a sequence of sandstones, conglomerates, marls, shales, and clays that were formed by erosion during a period of mountain building and subsequently deformed as the mountain building continued. The phenomenon was first observed in the Alps

Word History and Origins

Origin of flysch¹

1845–55; < German < Swiss German flīsch referring to such deposits in the Swiss Alps; perhaps akin to Swabian dial. flins slate (akin to flint )

Word History and Origins

Origin of flysch¹

Swiss German

Example Sentences

Flysch and Vienna sandstone, with younger nummulitic beds and Hring group.

From Project Gutenberg

Lenticular intercalations of gabbro, diabase, &c., occur in the Flysch in Calabria on the Pyrenees.

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Flysch, representing both the Cretaceous and Eocene systems, is widely distributed.

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