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What (who) is turbidite - definition

GEOLOGIC DEPOSIT OF A TURBIDITY CURRENT
Turbidites; Hyperpycnite
  • Turbidites are deposited in the deep ocean troughs below the continental shelf, or similar structures in deep lakes, by underwater avalanches which slide down the steep slopes of the continental shelf edge. When the material comes to rest in the ocean trough, it is the sand and other coarse material which settles first followed by mud and eventually the very fine particulate matter. It is this sequence of deposition that creates the [[Bouma sequence]]s that characterize these rocks.

turbidite         
['t?:b?d??t]
¦ noun Geology a sediment or rock deposited by a turbidity current.
Derivatives
turbiditic adjective
Origin
1950s: from turbidity (see turbid) + -ite1.
Turbidite         
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 vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.
Turbidite Hill         
Turbidite Hill () is a low nunatak that lies four nautical miles (7 km) east of Laird Plateau on the north side of Olson Neve in Antarctica. It was mapped by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1964–65).

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Turbidite

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 vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.