Solund Basin
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The Solund Basin is a sedimentary basin containing at least 6 km of mainly coarse conglomerates of Devonian age. It is the southernmost of a group of basins of similar age found along the southwest coast of Norway between Sognefjord and Nordfjord, developed in the hanging-wall of the Nordfjord-Sogn Detachment. It was formed as a result of extensional tectonics during the post-orogenic collapse of crust thickened during the Caledonian orogeny, towards the end of the Silurian period. It is named for the municipality of Solund in Vestland.
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Solund Basin | |
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Coordinates | 61.14°N 4.88°E / 61.14; 4.88 |
Etymology | Solund |
Region | Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Characteristics | |
On/Offshore | Onshore |
Area | 800 km2 (310 sq mi) |
Geology | |
Age | Devonian |
Faults | Solund Detachment |
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