deep-marine sediments

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deep-marine sediments [‚dēp·mə¦rën ′sed·ə·mins]

(geology)

Sedimentary environments occurring in water deeper than 200 meters (660 feet), seaward of the continental shelf break, on the continental slope and the basin.

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