Syneclise
A syneclise is a large, relatively shallow depression formed in a continental platform setting, due to slow and steady subsidence.[1] Covering a large area, the slow subsidence generally leads to thick, convergent sedimentary layers with low-angle dips.
Usage
The term is used mostly by Russian and East European geologists. It has been used to describe structures in a wide range of geological settings formed by various processes and has, therefore, lost its usefulness and is falling into disuse.[2] It is often synonymous with the more widespread term basin.[3]
Examples
- Deccan Syneclise in India[4]
- Moscow Syneclise in Russia[3]
- Dneiper-Donetsk Syneclise in Ukraine[3]
- Pechora Syneclise in Russia[3]
- Pre-Caspian Syneclise in Russia and Kazakhstan[3]
- Tunguska Syneclise in Russia[5]
- Vilyui Syneclise in Russia[5]
See also
References
- ^ Neuendorf, K.K.E.; Mehl, Jr., J.P.; Jackson, J.A. (editors) (2005). Glossary of Geology (5th edition). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. p. 651.
{{cite book}}:|first3=has generic name (help) - ^ Şengör, A.M.C. (2003). The Large-Wavelength Deformations of the Lithosphere (Memoir 196). Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. p. 299. ISBN 0-8137-1196-7.
- ^ a b c d e Park, R.G. (1988). Geological Structures and Moving Plates. Glasgow: Blackie. pp. 190–194. ISBN 0-216-92250-X.
- ^ "Deccan Syneclise Basin". National Data Repository. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Alan M. (1991). Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust. London: Academic Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-12-289870-2.
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