A geosyncline is a banded tectonic unit on the crust that is active, strongly deformed, subject to long-term subsidence, and receiving sedimentary deposits. Geosynclines not only have significant sedimentary deposits but also contain unique rock formations, such as spilite-keratophyre and flysch. Geosynclines are usually uplifted by ‘fold inversion’ and, due to intense metamorphism and abundant intermediate-acidic igneous activity, form orogenic belts that are characterised by linear folds and thrust nappes.
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(2020). Geosyncline. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_886
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