Turbidite deposition and the origin of the Madeira Abyssal Plain
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
- Vol. 21 (1) , 131-143
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1986.021.01.09
Abstract
Extensive investigations in the Madeira Abyssal Plain have revealed thick sequences of turbidites. Individual turbidites can be correlated over an area of 2° × 2°, and their emplacement can be shown to coincide with glacial onsets and terminations. The turbidites originate on the NW African margin and contain up to 2% organic carbon. They are virtually ungraded massive silts and clays, some with coarser basal layers.Keywords
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