Tempestite

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Tempestite in Estonia (Silurian dolostone).

Tempestite is a storm deposit.

Tempestites show evidence of very strong storm, which redeposited pre-existing sediments. It happened in shallow-water conditions, because these sediments are disturbed and redeposited by energy of waves. Scientific branch that deals with tempestites is paleotempestology.