- geosynclinal block
- 地槽块
English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.
geosynclinal block
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Geosyncline — In geology, geosyncline is a term still occasionally used for a subsiding linear trough that was caused by the accumulation of sedimentary rock strata deposited in a basin and subsequently compressed, deformed, and uplifted into a mountain range … Wikipedia
Andean Geosyncline — Linear trough in the Earth s crust in which rocks were deposited in South America in the Mesozoic Era (248–65 million years ago) and Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to the present). A complex history of volcanism, uplift, block faulting, and… … Universalium
geosyncline — /jee oh sin kluyn/, n. Geol. a portion of the earth s crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold. [1890 95; GEO + SYNCLINE] * * * I Linear trough of subsidence of the Earth s crust, in which vast … Universalium
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foreland — /ˈfɔlænd/ (say fawland) noun 1. a cape, headland, or promontory. 2. land or territory lying in front. 3. Geology the region in front of a series of overthrust sheets. 4. Geology the resistant block towards which geosynclinal sediments move when… …
