Turbidite

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Outcrop of main turbidite member of Minturn Formation.

Location of main turbidite member of Minturn Formation.

Turbidites are rocks that are formed from turbidity currents, which are rapid, underwater avalanches or landslides of sand or mud. The debris deposited as a result of these subaqueous flows typically forms a graded bed of sediment built up at the base of a submarine slope.

Turbidity currents are thought responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment.

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