turbidite
noun
tur·bi·dite
ˈtər-bə-ˌdīt 
: a sedimentary deposit consisting of material that has moved down the steep slope at the edge of a continental shelf
also
: a rock formed from this deposit
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Some of the layered turbidites are so closely spaced that these events could have happened anywhere from within minutes to decades of each other.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Comparing the turbidite layers, researchers found structural and timing similarities.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Nowadays, the bigger the storm, the bigger the grain size of the resultant turbidite.
—The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
Check out these strikingly rhythmic turbidite beds.
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2007
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Comparing the turbidite layers, researchers found structural and timing similarities.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Nowadays, the bigger the storm, the bigger the grain size of the resultant turbidite.
—The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
Check out these strikingly rhythmic turbidite beds.
—Brian Romans, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2007
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“Turbidite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbidite. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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