molasse

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A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.

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The basin type resulting from this subsidence is called a back-arc basin and is usually filled by shallow marine deposits and molasse. Source: Internet

Gustav Steinmann (1906) recognised different classes of orogenic belts, including the Alpine type orogenic belt, typified by a flysch and molasse geometry to the sediments; ophiolite sequences, tholeiitic basalts, and a nappe style fold structure. Source: Internet

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