andean geosyncline

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Definition of andean geosyncline in English English dictionary

Linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks were deposited in South America in the Mesozoic Era (248-65 million years ago) and Cenozoic Era (65 million years ago to the present). A complex history of volcanism, uplift, block faulting, and erosion led eventually to the present configuration of the Andes Mountains

Hyphenation

An·de·an ge·o·syn·cline

Turkish pronunciation

ändiın ciōsînklayn

Pronunciation

/ˈandēən ˌʤēōˈsənklīn/ /ˈændiːən ˌʤiːoʊˈsɪnklaɪn/