Turbidite (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Turbidite

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A photograph (right) and CT scan of a turbidite layer in a geologic core sample collected during a scientific cruise studying the geology near the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The subduction zone can create large, damaging earthquakes. Researchers are interested in clarifying how the turbidite layers relate to the past earthquake record. 

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Zoltan Sylvester based on images from Goldfinger et al.

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