relict sediment

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relict sediment [′rel·ikt ′sed·ə·mənt]

(geology)

A sediment which was in equilibrium with its environment when first deposited but which is unrelated to its present environment even though it is not buried by later sediments, such as a shallow-marine sediment on the deep ocean floor.

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