Syneclise

A syneclise is a large, relatively shallow depression formed in a continental platform setting, due to slow and steady subsidence.[1] Covering a large area, the slow subsidence generally leads to thick, convergent sedimentary layers with low-angle dips.

Usage

The term is used mostly by Russian and East European geologists. It has been used to describe structures in a wide range of geological settings formed by various processes and has, therefore, lost its usefulness and is falling into disuse.[2] It is often synonymous with the more widespread term basin.[3]

Examples
  • Deccan Syneclise in India[4]
  • Moscow Syneclise in Russia[3]
  • Dneiper-Donetsk Syneclise in Ukraine[3]
  • Pechora Syneclise in Russia[3]
  • Pre-Caspian Syneclise in Russia and Kazakhstan[3]
  • Tunguska Syneclise in Russia[5]
  • Vilyui Syneclise in Russia[5]

See also

References
  1. Neuendorf, K.K.E.; Mehl, Jr., J.P.; Jackson, J.A. (editors) (2005). Glossary of Geology (5th edition). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. p. 651.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Şengör, A.M.C. (2003). The Large-Wavelength Deformations of the Lithosphere (Memoir 196). Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. p. 299. ISBN 0-8137-1196-7.
  3. Park, R.G. (1988). Geological Structures and Moving Plates. Glasgow: Blackie. pp. 190–194. ISBN 0-216-92250-X.
  4. "Deccan Syneclise Basin". National Data Repository. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. Goodwin, Alan M. (1991). Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust. London: Academic Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-12-289870-2.
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