Flysch

Steeply-tilted layers of flysch on the coast of Bay of Biscay, at Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain

Flysch (/flɪʃ/) is a sequence of sedimentary rock layers that progress from deep-water and turbidity flow deposits to shallow-water shales and sandstones. It is deposited when a deep basin forms rapidly on the continental side of a mountain building episode. Examples are found near the North American Cordillera, the Alps, the Pyrenees[1][2] and the Carpathians.

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  2. ^ "La ruta del Flysch, un viaje distinto al País Vasco - Vipealo" (in Spanish). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2023-07-03.