clysmic

comparative more clysmic · superlative most clysmic

1. geographyIn the direction of or pertaining to the Gulf of Suez.

   clysmic fault

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   These huge faults quite often possess a trend parallel to the Gulf of Suez (clysmic faults), but important cross faults occur in the Gulf of Suez area too.

   1966, Heinrich Moritz, Emil Schuermann, The Pre-cambrian Along the Guld of Suez and the Norther Part of the Red Sea, page 295

   This shows that the tectonic pattern of the Suez rift changed at the end of the Early Clysmic stage, that is about 16-17 m.y. ago (cf. Table 2) .

   1975, Garfunkel & Bartov, “Tectonics of the Suez Rift”, in Bulletin, page 21

   Summary of fault orientation data in the Gulf of Suez showing the four main trends: northwest oblique, clysmic, north oblique and cross.

   1994, Susan M. Landon, Interior Rift Basins: AAPG Memoir 59, page Page 36

   Deposition of group B follows an important structural development, for which the most striking consequence is the development of groups of large titled blocks of clysmic direction relayed by submeridian faults and N 100°-120°.

   1998, Association des sédimentologistes français, Dynamics and Methods of Study of Sedimentary Basins, page 191

2. archaicCleansing or purifying.

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   while the interview lasted Mr. Hoyt called for some clysmic water, I think, which was brought in, and he had some glasses brought for us and wanted us to take some of the clysmic water, which was brought from one of those Wisconsin springs, and he discussed the merits of this clysmic water, etc., in a general sort of way,

   1889, New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs, page 2603