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A geosyncline is a part of the earth's crust that is prone to downward warping during a long span of geologic time. It is a large depression that contains very thick deposits.

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A geosyncline is defined as what?

Tethys is a geo syncline!!


What has the author Dwight Eugene Mayo written?

Dwight Eugene Mayo has written: 'The development of the idea of the geosyncline' -- subject(s): Geosynclines


The type of rock deposited in a geosyncline is?

Sedimentary rock is typically deposited in a geosyncline due to the accumulation of sediment over time. This process can result in the formation of various sedimentary rocks such as sandstone, shale, and limestone.


Are geosynclines in the sea or on land?

A geosyncline is a belt of sedimentary deposits that accumulate within the ocean along the margin of a continent - on the continental shelf and slope.


What is Geosyncline Theory?

Geosyncline Theory is an outdated geological concept that proposed that large troughs or basins in the Earth's crust (geosynclines) were the sites of sediment accumulation over millions of years, leading to the formation of mountain ranges and other geological structures. It suggested that geosynclines were the precursors to mountain building processes. However, the theory has been largely replaced by the theory of plate tectonics.


What has the author W V Preiss written?

W. V. Preiss has written: 'stratigraphic and tectonic overveiw of the adelaide geosyncline' 'Stratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of the Brighton limestone south of Adelaide and its equivalents in the Orroroo region' -- subject(s): Geology, Paleontology, Stratigraphic Geology, Stratigraphic Paleontology 'a stratigraphic and tectonic overveiw of the adealide syncline'


What is a vast shallow depression in the earth's surface where the crust is drawn down by convection currents?

A vast shallow depression in the earth's surface where the crust is drawn down by convection currents is known as a "subduction zone." This is typically found at the boundaries of tectonic plates, where one plate is forced beneath another, leading to the formation of features like trenches and volcanic arcs. Subduction zones play a key role in the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates and are associated with seismic activity and volcanic eruptions.


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How do New Zealand and Gondwanaland get along?

These are very different geological concepts. About 200 - 180 million years ago (Mya), the super-continent Pangea started its break up into Laurasia (the northern bits) and Gondwana land, the southern bits. This was merely the latest forming and break-up of the ancient continental cratons. Maybe the third in the series(?).New Zealand on the other hand was formed from the sediments in an off-shore trench (a geosyncline), with a granite continent on one side, and a chain of island arc volcanoes on the other. At this time, 200 Mya, New Zealand and Australia are largely joined to Antarctica and the other landmasses of Gondwana.About 110 mya, this super-continent started to break up, and the first of the New Zealand mountain-building eras took place, the Rangitata Orogeny. The South Island is still a long way away from the North. About 80 Mya the Rangitata landmass breaks away from Antarctica, the Tasman Sea is about to open, and this latter continues till about 40 Mya when the Tasman spreading stops.About 25 Mya the latest of the mountain building episodes takes centre stage, the Kaikoura Orogeny, which lifts the Southern Alps, and is probably caused by the same tectonic movements that produce the Alpine Fault. The two major lands are brought together to form modern New Zealand. So much for the geology.But Maori legend also has its explanations of the lands and their fearures.Very briefly, before Ranginui and Papatuanuku, the world is dark, and the two halves are separated to form land and the heavens. Eventually along comes the great Maui, and from his canoe, (te Waka a Maui), he fishes up the North Island, a mighty fish, te Ika a Maui. Following this the canoe is overturned to create the Southern Alps, and god-like fogures stride across the land, carving the lakes, fiords, and mighty rivers.


Who are antonio snider-pellegrini fb Taylor edward suess and alander du toit?

they all contriputied to the Continental drift and plate tectonic theoryAntonio Snider-Pellegrini(1802-1885)In 1858, Snider-Pellegrini proposed that all of the continents were once connected together during the Pennsylvanian Period. He based this theory on the fact that he had found plant fossils in both Europe and the United States that were identical.Eduard Suess (August 20, 1831 London - April 26, 1914 Vienna)Eduard is responsible for the hypothesis of two major former geographical features, the supercontinent Gondwana (proposed 1861) and the supercontinent Gondwanaland.Eduard came to the conclusion that the Alps to the north were once at the bottom of an ocean, of which the Mediterranean was a remnant. While not quite correct (mostly because plate tectonics had not yet been discovered - he used the earlier geosyncline theory)His other major theory involved glossopteris fern fossils occurring in South America, Africa, and India (as well as Antarctica, though Suess did not know this). His explanation was that the three lands were once connected in a supercontinent, which he named Gondwanaland. Again, this is not quite correctFrank Bursley Taylor (1860 - 1938)Proposed in 1908 to the Geological Society of America that the continents moved on the Earth's surfaceAlexander Logie du Toit (14 March 1878 - 25 February 1948)When in 1923 he traveled to eastern South America he was struck by the similarities to South Africa, du Toit then published a review of the stratigraphic and radioisotope evidence from these regions that supported Alfred Wegener's ideas, A Geological Comparison of South America with South Africa (1927).A later book, Our Wandering Continents (1937), expanded and improved this work, and, departing somewhat from Wegener, proposed two original supercontinents separated by the Tethys Ocean, a northern/equatorial Laurasia and a southern/polar Gondwanaland.find more about these athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Snider-Pellegrini http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bursley_Taylor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Suesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Du_Toiti know this coz i had to do a project in year 9 sci bio and geo hope this helpedSCOTT