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Preferred term

Molasse  

Definition

  • Any thick paralic sedimentary deposit formed after a period of orogeny and consisting of soft, ungraded sandstones, shales, marls, etc. [OED]

Notation

  • 121833

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-J5ZVVW0W-5

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