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olistostrome [ə′lis·tə‚strōm] (geology) A sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material that is intimately mixed; accumulated in the form of a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of unconsolidated sediments. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such successions are dominated by turbidites, olistostromes and debris-flow facies; some, where uplift or latitude was appropriate, are glacially influenced, but many are not (Schermerhorn, 1974, 1975; Eyles, 1993). |
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