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Molosse vs Molasse - What's the difference?

molosse | molasse |

As nouns the difference between molosse and molasse

is that molosse is while molasse is (geology) a shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.

molosse

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    molasse

    English

    (wikipedia molasse)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
  • * 2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 109:
    • The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
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