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Definition of Geosynclines
1. geosyncline [n] - See also: geosyncline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geosynclines
Literary usage of Geosynclines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1921)
"... geosynclines and the design formed by these labile belts on the earth's surface.
... geosynclines along the prescribed lines on a sphere of the earth's ..."
2. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"Sometimes these geosynclines were confined between land-masses, but in other
cases they passed ... It is in these geosynclines that the thickest deposits of ..."
3. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"Sometimes these geosynclines were confined between land-masses, ... It is in
these geosynclines that the thickest deposits of the Palaeozoic were formed, ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"The paper has been entitled "geosynclines and Petroliferous Deposits" for the
reason that the ... The geosynclines of the Mesozoic Era, represented on Fig. ..."
5. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1905)
"It was found at once on the maps: These zones embrace the earthquake regions
which coincide exactly with the geosynclines oj the secondary epoch, ..."
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