Comments on Gigapan: Turbidites at Garrapata Beach, Big Sur, California

Cretaceous turbidites crop out along the sea cliff at Garrapata Beach in Big Sur, CA. Turbidites are characterized by graded bedding with coarser clasts at the bottom and finer material at the top of the deposit. They are recognized here by the alternating sands and shales in the sea cliff. Turbidites are deposited by ...

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    0.69 Gigapixels

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    January 14, 2012

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    January 13, 2012

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    coast, california, turbidites, sedimentary, geology

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