Sentence examples for gravity deposits from inspiring English sources

We present here the results of a detailed geophysical and sedimentological analysis of the most recent gravity deposits situated on the western flank of this large sedimentary body.

These 'model blocks' represent the most diffuse facies associations: (1) sand-gravel dunes, (2) gravel bedforms, and (3) poorly sorted, mass gravity deposits.

This unique submarine canyon in the Qiongdongnan Basin is suggested to be characterized by axial gravity flow, ascribing to different gravity deposits originated from different sediment supplies and the tectonic activities.

In this province, the Magdalena Turbidite System is constructional because sediment coming from the Colombian hinterland (via the Magdalena River and from coastal erosion) and sediment remobilised from the walls of the structural highs are transported trough canyons and gullies, and emplaced as gravity deposits into the deformed prism.

90% of the stable giant spherical vesicles with 10 50 mm diameter could be sorted in the upper layer of the collection chamber by using micropore filter and gravity depositing.

Carbonate debris flow deposit, often composed of carbonate clasts and micritic matrix, is a common type of sediment gravity flow deposits along the canyons or channels developed at the edge of the passive continental shelf (McHargue et al. 2011; Puga-Bernabéu et al. 2013).

In this study, the rimmed and ramp type platforms presents, and sediment gravity flow deposits are well developed on the slope in the southwest.

The observation at point 3 (Fig. 1) suggests the normal fault separates the open-marine shelf from the sediment gravity flow deposits on the slope (Fig. 10b).

On the contrary, the ramp platforms dominated in the southeast, and the related sediment gravity flow deposits are poorly developed (Lu et al. 2013).

The foreset beds contain small-scale sediment gravity flow deposits such as grain flows and debris flows as well as thin turbidites and graded very fine sand and silt deposits that are rich in mica flakes and were deposited from suspension fallout.

The Antarctic Peninsula lower slope also registered in its eastern sector the deposition of gravity flow deposits during ice sheet retreat and interglacial stages.