Marine sediments mixtures
- Usually mixture of different sedimentary types.
- Typically one sediment type, dominates in different areas of the sea floor.
Pelagic and Neritic sediment distribution
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- Neritic sediments cover about ¼ of the seafloor.
- Pelagic sediments cover about ¾ of the seafloor.
Pelagic and Neritic sediment distribution
Distribution controlled by:
- Proximity to sources of Lithogenous sediments.
- Productivity of microscopic marine organisms.
- Depth of water.
- Seafloor features.
seafloor sediments represent surface ocean conditions.
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Nice to know about these info, good friend
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good write-up @barineka, my fellow geologist. hope to see you around.
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