flysch
noun
an association of certain types of marine sedimentary rocks characteristic of deposition in a foredeep.
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Flysch
Flyschnoun(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
flysch
American
[flish]
/ flɪʃ /
noun
Geology.
Flysch
British
/ flɪʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of flysch
1845–55; < German < Swiss German flīsch referring to such deposits in the Swiss Alps; perhaps akin to Swabian dial. flins slate (akin to flint )
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Zumaia’s flysch — the geologic term for this kind of rock formation — is not the only flysch on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
But it is by wide agreement the very best flysch of all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Later, Dunn and Luis Chiappe, the Natural History Museum’s head of research and collections, hiked down the flysch to get a closer look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Bouma, A. H., Kuenen, P. H. & Shepard, F. P. Sedimentology of some flysch deposits: a graphic approach to facies interpretation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The ground of Granville is a flysch formed with grauwack rocks alternating with schist rocks.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
Flysch, representing both the Cretaceous and Eocene systems, is widely distributed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The clastic Flysch formation of the 662 Carpathians and northern Alps appears to be of Eocene age in the upper and Cretaceous in the lower part.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
Upper part of the Alpine Flysch and Vienna and Carpathian sandstones.Macigno of the Apennines and Maritime Alps.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
In sharp contrast to the Flysch scenery, they stand as abrupt and gigantic erratics, which have been transported from the central zone of the Alps lying far to the south.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John
In the middle member are the representatives of the Flysch and the Macigno.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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