hemipelagic

hemipelagic

[¦he·mē·pə′laj·ik]
(ecology)
Of the biogeographic environment of the hemipelagic region with both neritic and pelagic qualities.
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The Mughal Kot Formation bears a strong potential of hydrocarbon reservoir because such hemipelagic carbonates and turbidite sandstone are reported to be good hydrocarbon reservoirs e.g.
Diagenetic studies of the Cretaceous turbidities, Sulaiman Range, Pakistan: Implications for reservoir quality
In this stage, a gradual shift from the deposition of fine-grained low-density mud to settling of hemipelagic mud and eventually to normal pelagic sedimentation takes place (Mutti et al.
A siliciclastic shallow-marine turbidite on the carbonate shelf of the Ordovician Baltoscandian palaeobasin/Terrigeenne madalmere turbidiit Ordoviitsiumi Baltoskandia paleobasseini karbonaatsel selfil
The microfacies shows similarly thin hemipelagic marl-mudstone laminae interbedded.
CARBONATE PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT IN AN INTRAOCEANIC ARC SETTING: COSTA RICA'S LARGEST LIMESTONE SEQUENCE - THE FILA DE CAL FORMATION (MIDDLE EOCENE TO LOWER OLIGOCENE)/EL DESARROLLO DE UNA PLATAFORMA CARBONATADA EN UN ARCO INTRAOCEANICO: LA MAYOR SECUENCIA DE CALIZAS DE COSTA RICA - FORMACION FILA DE CAL (EOCENO MEDIO A OLIGOCENO INFERIOR)
The sediments mostly consist of a coarse-grained fan-delta succession and an overlying fine-grained succession of hemipelagic mudstone with thin interbeds of siltstone and sandstone [21-23].
Impact of S[O.sub.2] on Alteration of Reservoir Rock with Ca-Deficient Conditions and Poor Buffering Capacity under a C[O.sub.2] Geologic Storage Condition
(1992) interpret the correlative Farmers Member as proximal turbidites with intercalated hemipelagic muds, and Hannibal (1995) further refined the deposit as turbidites or storm deposits based on the repetitive nature of the sandstone and shale couplets and sedimentary structures within the sandstones.
Quarrying History and Use of the Buena Vista Freestone, South-Central Ohio: Understanding the 19th Century Industrial Development of a Geological Resource
The sediment profile at Site C0014 exhibits a transition from hemipelagic ooze with pumiceous volcaniclastic sediments to a hydrothermally altered sequence of clays within the top ~10 mbsf of sediment [7].
Marine Subsurface Microbial Community Shifts Across a Hydrothermal Gradient in Okinawa Trough Sediments
The Juan de Fuca ridge has received hemipelagic and turbidite deposits since the late Pleistocene.
Fe Isotopic Compositions of Modern Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems and Their Influence Factors
(2001): Geochemistry of pelagic and hemipelagic carbonates: criteria for identifying systems tracts and sea-level change.
Strontium isotopes and sedimentology of a marine triassic succession (upper ladinian) of the westernmost Tethys, Spain
Baltuck, "Provenance and distribution of tethyan pelagic and hemipelagic siliceous sediments, pindos mountains, Greece," Sedimentary Geology, vol.
Distribution, microfabric, and geochemical characteristics of siliceous rocks in central orogenic belt, China: implications for a hydrothermal sedimentation model
The classic interpretation of organic-rich shale ([greater than or equal to] 0.5% total organic carbon) deposition emphasized continuous hemipelagic deposition in deep, quiet, low energy and stagnant basins, often with a stratified water column.
Multiscale erosion surfaces of the organic-rich Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin, USA
In the deepest block (I) surficial sediments were classified as Globigerina clay devoid of an oxidized layer, whilst the adjacent block (II) contained an assorted biogenic hemipelagic biota (foraminifera, pteropods, scaphopods, micromolluscs, and echinoid and sponge spicules) and a discrete oxidized layer.
Surface sediment survey of the seabed on the northwestern slope of Cuba, southern straits of Florida/Estudio del sedimento superficial del lecho marino frente a la costa noroccidental de Cuba, en el estrecho de la Florida/ Estudo do sedimento superficial do leito marinho em frente da costa noroeste de Cuba, no estreito da Florida
Goodfellow, W.D., and Blaise, B., 1988, Sulfide formation and hydrothermal alteration of hemipelagic sediment in Middle Valley, northern Juan de Fuca Ridge: Canadian Mineralogist, v.
Igneous Rock Associations 11. The geology and petrology of seafloor volcanic rocks of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, Offshore Canada

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