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{{Short description|Type of sedimentary rock sequence}} [[File:Zumaiako_flysch-a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.02|Steeply-tilted layers of flysch on the coast of [[Bay of Biscay]], at [[Zumaia]], Basque Country, Spain]] '''Flysch''' ({{IPAc-en|f|l|ɪ|ʃ}}) is a sequence of [[sedimentary rock]] layers that progress from deep-water and [[turbidity current|turbidity flow]] deposits to shallow-water [[shale]]s and [[sandstone]]s. 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]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urola Kosta: Things to do in Orio, Zarautz, Getaria and Zumaia {{!}} Bodega Katxiña |url=https://www.bodegakatxina.com/en/events/urola-kosta-que-hacer-en-orio-zarautz-getaria-y-zumaia/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-11 |title=La ruta del Flysch, un viaje distinto al País Vasco - Vipealo |url=https://www.vipealo.com/blog/la-ruta-del-flysch-un-viaje-distinto-al-pais-vasco/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |language=es}}</ref> and the [[Carpathians]].
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