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(geology) Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals.
As with siliciclastic turbidites, the maximum thickness of an individual bed is commonly not attained in the neighborhood of the source area, but at some distance downcurrent (Fig. 5.16b); then it decreases distally.
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Siliciclastic means (geology) Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals.
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As with siliciclastic turbidites, the maximum thickness of an individual bed is commonly not attained in the neighborhood of the source area, but at some distance downcurrent (Fig. 5.16b); then it decreases distally.
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