abyssal deposits

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• abyssal plain — Flat seafloor area at a depth of 10,000–20,000 ft (3,000–6,000 m), generally adjacent to a continent. The larger plains are hundreds of miles wide and thousands of miles long. The plains are largest and most common in the Atlantic Ocean, less… …   Universalium

• abyssal plain — noun : any of the great flat sediment covered areas of ocean floor * * * abyssal plain, a deep, extremely level undersea plain, such as the plain lying about 750 miles to 1,000 miles off the eastern coast of North America, with deposits of clay,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pelagic deposits — noun plural : sedimentary deposits in the abyssal parts of the ocean composed largely of the remains of pelagic organisms, volcanic dust, and meteoritic particles …   Useful english dictionary

• Абиссальные отложения —         (a. abyssal deposits, deep sea deposits, н. Tiefseeablagerungen, abyssische Ablagerungen; ф. depots abyssaux; и. depуsitos abisales) глубоководные отложения, занимающие ок. 90% площади дна Mирового ок. Залегают преим. на глуб. св. 3 км. B …   Геологическая энциклопедия

• абісальні відклади — абиссальные отложения abyssal deposits, deep sea deposits Tiefseeablagerungen, abyssalische Ablagerungen глибоководні морські та океанічні відклади, що займають біля 90% площі дна Світового океану. Залягають переважно на глибині понад 3 км. У… …   Гірничий енциклопедичний словник

• абиссальные отложения — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN abyssal deposits …   Справочник технического переводчика

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …   Wikipedia

• Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …   Universalium

• Contourite — A contourite is a sedimentary deposit produced by thermohaline induced deepwater bottom currents and may be influenced by wind or tidal forces.[1][2] Most contourites are formed in continental rise to lower slope settings, although they may occur …   Wikipedia

• Hydrothermal vent — Marine habitats White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide at the Champagne vent, Northwest Eifuku volcano, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Littoral zone …   Wikipedia