turbidite

[ tur-bi-dahyt ]

noun

, Geology.

1. a sedimentary deposit laid down by a turbidity current.

turbidite

/ ˈtɜːbɪˌdaɪt /

noun

1. a sediment deposited by a turbidity current

turbidite

/ tûr′bĭ-dīt′ /

1. A sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current. Turbidites usually consist of a sequence of sediments in which the bottom layers contain the coarsest grains and the upper layers the finest, such as a sequence of sand that is overlain by silt, which in turn is overlain by clay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbidite¹

First recorded in 1955–60; turbid + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbidite¹

C20: from turbid + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The two-layered turbidite “has to be two quakes recorded together”.

From Nature

Then, at some later point, the northern San Andreas also shook, causing the second turbidite layer to form.

From Nature

“If you shake the whole lake basin, a lot of sediment along the shoreline will fail and just run to the bottom of the basin and leave what is called a turbidite, which is just a submarine landslide deposit,” Goldfinger said in an interview at OSU’s vast geologic core repository.

From Washington Times

Nowadays, the bigger the storm, the bigger the grain size of the resultant turbidite.

From Economist

So it is curious that turbidite grains laid down during the Younger Dryas had an average diameter of 23 microns whereas those from the subsequent, warmer years averaged 19 microns.

From Economist