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- noun geology A set of tertiary
strata in theAlps .
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Flysch, representing both the Cretaceous and Eocene systems, is widely distributed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Jurassic rock, and repose on the much more recent Flysch.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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In sharp contrast to the Flysch scenery, they stand as abrupt and gigantic erratics, which have been transported from the central zone of the Alps lying far to the south.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays John Joly 1895
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For example, the Flysch-formation is a formation of several thousand feet in thickness (as much as 6000 in some places), and it extends for at least 300 miles from Vienna to
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions George John Romanes 1871
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