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/dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/ · noun
(dated, geology) A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates..
Forty years ago the crumpled and complex Mobile Belt of Newfoundland would have been considered a typical result of a deformed geosyncline.
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Geosyncline means (dated, geology) A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates..
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Forty years ago the crumpled and complex Mobile Belt of Newfoundland would have been considered a typical result of a deformed geosyncline.
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