molasse

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(Jeoloji) A thickly-bedded sedimentary deposit consisting of soft ungraded sandstones, marls, conglomerates, etc. Orig. spec. (Molasse) such a deposit of Miocene to Oligocene age in the region between the Alps and the Jura
A soft Tertiary sandstone; applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland
See Chart of Geology
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