Mississippi Fan Sedimentary Facies, Composition, and Texture

Dorrik A. V. Stow; Michel Cremer; Laurence Droz; William R. Normark; Suzanne O’Connell; Kevin T. Pickering; Charles E. Stelting; Audrey A. Meyer-wright

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Mississippi Fan Sedimentary Facies, Composition, and Texture

Dorrik A. V. Stow, Michel Cremer, Laurence Droz, William R. Normark, Suzanne O’Connell, Kevin T. Pickering, Charles E. Stelting, Audrey A. Meyer-wright

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Eight different sedimentary facies recognized in the Mississippi Fan sediments drilled during DSDP Leg 96 are defined on the basis of lithology, sedimentary structures, composition, and texture. Pelagic biogenic sediments are of minor importance volumetrically compared with the dominant resedimented terrigenous facies. Clays, muds, and silts are most abundant at all sites, with some sands and gravels within the mid-fan channel fill and an abundance of sand on the lower fanlobe. Facies distribution and vertical sequences reflect the importance of sediment type and supply in controlling fan development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems
Editors	Arnold H. Bouma, William R. Normark, Neal E. Barnes
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Springer
Pages	259-266
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4612-5114-9
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4612-9570-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5114-9_38
Publication status	Published - 1985

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Name	Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology
ISSN (Print)	0939-6055

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Stow, D. A. V., Cremer, M., Droz, L., Normark, W. R., O’Connell, S., Pickering, K. T., Stelting, C. E., & Meyer-wright, A. A. (1985). Mississippi Fan Sedimentary Facies, Composition, and Texture. In A. H. Bouma, W. R. Normark, & N. E. Barnes (Eds.), Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems (pp. 259-266). (Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5114-9_38

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Mississippi Fan Sedimentary Facies, Composition, and Texture. / Stow, Dorrik A. V.; Cremer, Michel; Droz, Laurence et al.

Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems. ed. / Arnold H. Bouma; William R. Normark; Neal E. Barnes. New York : Springer, 1985. p. 259-266 (Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology).

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