turbidite wrinkles (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

turbidite wrinkles

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A sedimentary rock with a wrinkly texture not formed by microbial communities. These wrinkles  are formed by flow-induced deformation as sediments move across the ocean floor during underwater landslides. Each feature is a few millimeters long.

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Jackson School of Geosciences.

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