| | William H. Hoyt MS thesis abstract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Few studies on modern abyssal plain turbidites have attempted to assess the lateral extent of individual units and few have therefore been able to provide any information on the evolution of turbidity deposits across long abyssal plain distances. |
 | | In order to make this correlation more rigorous, detailed grain size analyses, light and heavy mineralogy of sands, HCl treatment, and volatile solids determinations were performed on three of the six turbidite units, which have volumes of 5.7, 8.0, and 12.1 km3. |
 | | The results of previous studies on modern abyssal plain turbidites, ancient turbidite deposits, and experimental lab studies are compared with results from the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain deposits and it is concluded that minor physiographic disturbances on the otherwise flat abyssal plain floor have resulted in marked sedimentological variation. |
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