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| Dennielou, Bernard; Jallet, Laurent; Sultan, Nabil; Jouet, Gwenael; Giresse, Pierre; Voisset, Michel; Berne, Serge. |
| Emplacement of post-glacial turbidites is commonly controlled by rapid changes in sea level or by seismicity. On the continental rise of the Gulf of Lions (Western Mediterranean), an aseismic area, we identified turbiditic beds deposited during the rising stage and highstand of sea level. Swath bathymetry, sediment cores, in situ Cone Penetrating Tests (CPTU), heavy mineral associations and radiocarbon dating determined the source, composition, distribution and age of the turbiditic beds. Turbidites are composed of homogeneous to positively graded silts to medium sand with quartz (up to 90%), shell debris and shelfal benthic faunas. Their distribution on the sea floor is very patchy and controlled by abundant inherited erosional bedforms. Their source is... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Holocene; Late Pleistocene; Sea level; Turbidites; Sand; Outer shelf; Canyons. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6316.pdf |
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