Terrigenous sediment
In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, they are derived from terrestrial environments.[1] Consisting of sand, mud, and silt carried to sea by rivers, their composition is usually related to their source rocks; deposition of these sediments is largely limited to the continental shelf.[2]
Sources of terrigenous sediments include volcanoes, weathering of rocks, wind-blown dust, grinding by glaciers, and sediment carried by icebergs.
See also
- Pelagic sediments
References
- ↑ Pinet 1996, p. 79.
- ↑ Pinet 1996, pp. 79–83.
Cited
- Pinet, Paul R. (1996). Invitation to Oceanography. Saint Paul, MN: West Publishing Company. ISBN 0-314-06339-0.