Hemipelagic
sediments
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Hemipelagic
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Deep sea "half" pelagic muddy sediment with more than 5% biogenic grains and a terriginous component that may be more than 40% silt. Others believe that at least 25% of the sediment coarser than 5 microns is composed of terrigenous, volcanogenic, and/or neritic material. Usually accumulates near continental margins (see also NOAA). |
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