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  1. molassenoun

    A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.

  2. Etymology: From molasse, from mollis.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Molassenoun

    a soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology

  2. Etymology: [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.]

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  1. Molasse

    The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya. These deposits are typically the non-marine alluvial and fluvial sediments of lowlands, as compared to deep-water flysch sediments. Sedimentation stops once the orogeny stops, or once the mountains have eroded flat. The molasse can sometimes completely fill a foreland basin, creating a nearly flat depositional surface, that nonetheless remains a structural syncline. Molasse can be very thick near the mountain front, but usually thins out towards the interior of a craton; such massive, convex accumulations of sediment are known as clastic wedges.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of molasse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of molasse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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