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FLYSCH
Etymology
Noun
flysch (plural flysches)
(geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
Noun
Flysch (uncountable)
(geology) A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.
Source: Wiktionary
Flysch (flsh), n. Etym: [A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to flow, melt.] (Geol.)
Definition: A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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