molasse
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈlas/
Noun
molasse (plural molasses)
- (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 109:
- The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 109:
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