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Asked by: Zuria Leite
travel beach travelWhere do terrigenous sediments accumulate Why do they accumulate here?
Subsequently, one may also ask, where is most terrigenous sediment found?
Terrigenous sediment, deep-sea sediment transported to the oceans by rivers and wind from land sources. Terrigeneous sediments that reach the continental shelf are often stored in submarine canyons on the continental slope. Turbidity currents carry these sediments down into the deep sea.
Also asked, what is the main source of terrigenous sediments?
Sources of terrigenous sediments include volcanoes, weathering of rocks, wind-blown dust, grinding by glaciers, and sediment carried by icebergs.
Terrigenous sediment accumulates the most rapidly and cosmogenic sediment accumulates the least rapidly.