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Kvamshesten Basin
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The Kvamshesten Basin is a sedimentary basin containing coarse continental clastic rocks of Devonian age. It is one of a series of basins of similar age in southwestern Norway found between Sognefjord and Nordfjord, developed in the hanging-wall of the Nordfjord-Sogn Detachment.[1] It is named for the mountain of Kvamshesten.
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Kvamshesten Basin | |
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![]() The mountain of Kvamshesten (Storehesten), formed of Devonian conglomerates and sandstones above a sharp tectonic contact with mylonites of the Nordfjord-Sogn Detachment | |
![]() Geological map of the Kvamshesten Basin | |
Coordinates | 61.41°N 5.55°E / 61.41; 5.55 |
Etymology | Kvamshesten |
Region | Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Characteristics | |
On/Offshore | Onshore |
Area | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) |
Geology | |
Age | Devonian |
Faults | Kvamshesten Detachment/Dalsfjord Fault |
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