Foredeep

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foredeep [′fȯr‚dēp]

(geology)

A long, narrow depression that borders an orogenic belt, such as an island arc, on the convex side.

exogeosyncline

Foredeep

(1) Another term for a marginal deep.

(2) The late developmental stage of a marginal deep, characterized by the accumulation of an upper molasse, formed by coarse continental sediment.

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