A turbidite is the geologic deposit of a turbidity current, which is a type of amalgamation of fluidal and sediment gravity flow responsible for distributing...

water column. The sedimentary deposit of a turbidity current is called a turbidite. Seafloor turbidity currents are often the result of sediment-laden river...

Turbidite Hill (82°1′S 157°45′E / 82.017°S 157.750°E / -82.017; 157.750) is a low nunatak that lies four nautical miles (7 km) east of Laird Plateau...

The Lowe sequence describes a set of sedimentary structures in turbidite sandstone beds that are deposited by high-density turbidity currents. It is intended...

(Globigerina ooze) to silicic mud lacking carbonates. In rare cases, turbidites or other silica-rich sediments bury and preserve benthic (deep ocean)...

such as Great Bahama Canyon with the evidence of turbidity currents and turbidite deposition.: 33–40, 65, 72–84, 86  The stratigraphy of the islands consists...

agreement, to begin drilling its next selected site, the Fatala Cenomanian turbidite fan prospect. Among the attractions in Guinea are the waterfalls found...

the deposition of fine-grained turbidites and interseismic sediment deposits through turbidity currents. These turbidites preserve the sediment deposits...

reconstruction of geological surfaces: An example of growth strata and turbidite systems from the Ainsa basin (Pyrenees, Spain)". AAPG Bulletin. 88 (8):...

from the continents and shallow marine environments to the deep sea. Turbidites, which are the sedimentary deposits resulting from turbidity currents...

made of several thin skinned nappes composed of Cretaceous to Paleogene turbidites. Thrusting of the Flysch nappes over the Carpathian foreland caused the...

terrigenous non-carbonate silts, and at the foot of the continental slope turbidite sediments. The Black Sea is the world's largest body of water with a meromictic...

This suspended load is deposited by sediment gravity flow, creating a turbidite. These beds are laid down in horizontal layers and consist of the finest...

erosion of the Great Dividing Range; creating river deltas, oozes and turbidites, unsuitable conditions for coral growth. 10 million years ago, the sea...

Marine clay pelagic red clay Marine regression transgression Pelagic turbidite contourite hemipelagite Salt tectonics Sedimentary basin Tidal bundle...

and silt. The rock sequence formed by a turbidity current is called a turbidite. The coast is an environment dominated by wave action. At a beach, dominantly...

against the overriding lithosphere. These sediments include igneous crust, turbidite sediments, and pelagic sediments. Imbricate thrust faulting along a basal...

A.H.; Normark, W.R.; Barnes, N.E. (eds.). Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems. Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology. New York: Springer. pp. 137–142...

Horcones Valley and south of Puente Del Inca, are carbonates, limestones, turbidites and evaporates that filled this basin. The red-colored rocks are intrusions...

rip-up clasts. Shale rip-up clasts are often found at the base of sandy turbidites, in lag deposits at the base of channelized sandstones, and associated...

Conglomerate rock located at Point Reyes, California. Deposited by a submarine landslide, the rock is an example of a turbidite...

of sediments, creating a flat bottom topography. Sediments are mainly turbidites interspersed with oceanic deposits of clay, volcanic ash, and siliceous...

Body and trace fossils indicative of early colonization of deep-marine turbidite settings by lingulid brachiopods are reported from the Ordovician Agüeira...

rocks. Turbidites were first recognised in the 1950s  and the first facies model was developed by Bouma in 1962. Since that time, turbidites have been...

when carbonate minerals precipitate out of ambient temperature water Turbidite – Geologic deposit of a turbidity current Wackestone – Mud-supported carbonate...

volume. The origin of greywacke was unknown until turbidity currents and turbidites were understood, since, according to the normal laws of sedimentation...

Bouma [nl], 1932–2011) describes a classic set of sedimentary structures in turbidite beds deposited by turbidity currents at the bottoms of lakes, oceans and...

and paleocurrent indicators. Sole markings are found most commonly in turbidite deposits, but are also often seen in modern river beds and tidal channels...

Formation follow, then the Namorado turbidite sandstones, and finally the Campos Formation, consisting of the turbidite sandstone Carapebus Member and the...

Llundain Formation. These tuffs arose as volcanic ash falls, ash flows and turbidite deposits. Smaller areas of dark grey mudstones interbedded with debris...