flysch

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Experiment in investigation of nannoplankton from varicolored flysch in the zone of the Marmorosh Cliffs, Ukrainian Carpathians.

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  1. In geology, the Swiss local name of a rock of importance in Alpine geology, introduced as a scientific designation by Studer in 1827. It is a sandstone formation of great thickness, extending through the Alps along their northern slope from the southwestern extremity of Switzerland to Vienna, where it is also known as the “Vienna sandstone.” The fossils which this formation contains are chiefly fucoids, of little value for determining the geological age of the rock, which, however, is generally considered to be Eocene Tertiary; but the lower portion of the flysch in its eastern extension is referred to the Cretaceous.

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  • Experiment in investigation of nannoplankton from varicolored flysch in the zone of the Marmorosh Cliffs, Ukrainian Carpathians. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Big map | Google Earth KML flysch (updated 19 hours ago) lat: 43.2951525395, long: -2.35328435898 —  Tagzania.com - azkenak
  • The second zone--that is to say, the lower hills and mountains--is chiefly of miocene formation; but beneath this, and showing itself at the surface in various parts, are strata of what Lyell calls 'a subordinate member of that vast deposit of sandstone and shale which is provincially called "flysch," and which is believed to form part of the Eocene series. —  Roumania Past and Present
  • This limestone wave was shown to be one of a great series, running parallel with the Alps, and constituting an undulatory district, chiefly composed of chalk beds, separated from the higher limestone district of the Jura and Lias by a long trench or moat, filled with members of the tertiary series -- chiefly nummulite limestones and flysch. —  On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature
  • "flysch," and which is believed to form part of the Eocene series. '[ —  Roumania Past and Present
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