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Geosyncline - Wikipedia
A geosyncline was described as a giant downward fold in the Earth's crust, with associated upward folds called geanticlines (or geanticlinals). en.wikipedia.org
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Geosyncline | Orogeny, Sedimentation & Subduction - Britannica
Geosyncline, linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust within which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. www.britannica.com
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[PDF] geosynclines: a fundamental - concept in geology. - mf glaessner ...
geosynclinal elements and geosynclines are essential for a proper understanding of this concept which proved to be much more complex than its initiators ... ajsonline.org
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geosynclinal
geosynclinal, a. and n. Geol. (dʒiːəʊsɪŋˈklaɪnəl) [f. geo- + synclinal.] A. adj. Forming a large depression in the surface of the earth, from the lowest point of which there is a gradual rise to either side, even although the continuity of this is broken by smaller depressions. The opposite of geant... Oxford English Dictionary
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Geosyncline Theory - UPSC - UPSC Notes - LotusArise
Geosynclines are the area of long, wide, and shallow depression of the water body bordered by rigid masses and get huge sedimentation ... lotusarise.com
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Basic principles of the geosynclinal theory - ScienceDirect
The geosynclinal process is the process of formation of the graniticmetamorphic layer, leading to transformation of the oceanic crust into a continental ... www.sciencedirect.com
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Isostacy and Geosynclines
The geosynclinal theory envisioned primarily vertical motions (downwarp, upwarp) with only minor horizontal motions due to contraction. Almost no serious ... www.columbia.edu
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Geoclines | EBSCO Research Starters
The theory of geosynclines is now known as the unifying theory of plate tectonics, which views the origin of geologic structures as an interplay between the ... www.ebsco.com
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[PDF] ANALYSIS OF SOME RECENT GEOSYNCLINAL THEORY
It was defined as "a down- bending of the crust"; the context supplied the connotation that a mountain chain would eventually arise from sediments accumulated ... earth.geology.yale.edu
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Geosyncline Theory - Geographic Book
Geosyncline theory is a scientific theory that was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to explain the formation of mountain ranges. geographicbook.com
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geosyncline
geosyncline Geol. (dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklaɪn) [Back-formation from geosynclinal n.] = geosynclinal n.1895 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. (ed. 4) 389 A mountain system includes all ranges in a region made in different, more or less independent, geosynclines at the same epoch. 1925 J. Joly Surface-Hist. Earth v. 85 The ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Miogeocline
The term was coined in 1966 by Dietz and Holden from the miogeosyncline concept of the outdated geosynclinal theory. wikipedia.org
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eugeosynclinal
eugeosynclinal, a. Geol. (ˌjuːdʒiːəʊsɪŋˈklaɪnəl) [ad. G. eugeosynklinal (H. Stille Einführung in den Bau Amerikas (1941) i. 15): cf. eu-, geosynclinal a.] Of or pertaining to a eugeosyncline.1942 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LIII. 1644 The great thrusting in the Virginian–Pushmataha belt may be limited to... Oxford English Dictionary
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Mediterranean Bauxite Province
Extent and Age The Mediterranean bauxite region, part of the Alpide geosynclinal belt of bauxite formation, includes geosynclinal depressions and the peripheral The ores are derived from deposits of the geosynclinal or Mediterranean type. wikipedia.org
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miogeosynclinal
miogeosynclinal, a. Geol. (ˌmaɪəʊdʒiːəʊsɪnˈklaɪnəl) [ad. G. miogeosynklinal (H. Stille Einführung in den Bau Amerikas (1940) i. 15), f. Gr. µείων less: see geosynclinal a. and n.] Of or pertaining to a miogeosyncline. So miogeoˈsyncline, a geosyncline in which the process of sedimentation appears to... Oxford English Dictionary
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