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deformation, but near the edge of the mountain chain they can be subject to folding and thrusting. After the basin fills up, continental sediments (molasse) are deposited on top of the flysch.

Name and use

thumbThe name flysch was introduced in geologic literature by the Swiss geologist Bernhard Studer in 1827. Studer used the term for the typical alternations

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