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terrigenous sediment

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terrigenous sediment [tə′rij·ə·nəs ′sed·ə·mənt]
(geology)
Shallow marine sedimentary deposits composed of eroded terrestrial material.


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The sites located off Galveston were typical of continental shelf and slope terrigenous sediments in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
On the colour of the Giventian and lower Frasnian terrigenous sediments of the central Baltic region.
Moderate enrichment in other large ion lithophile elements (Ba, K) and strong Nb depletion are consistent with several percent of subducted terrigenous sediment in the source (Weaver, 1991).
 
 
 
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