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°25′N5°33′E / 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
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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The KvamshestenBasin is a sedimentary basin containing coarse continental clastic rocks of Devonian age. It is one of a series of basins of similar age...
main areas in and around mainland Norway; the Solund, Kvamshesten, Håsteinen and Hornelen basins along the west coast between Sognefjord and Nordfjord...