混杂沉积物
混杂沉积物(英语:Diamicton)是一种由未淘选或低淘选度的陆源沉积物组成,其颗粒大小差距很大,从粘土到巨砾,基质为泥岩或砂岩[1][2][3] 该地质名词由 Richard Foster Flint 和其他人创造的,作为一个纯粹的描述性名词,并没有提及任何该名词的起源或沉积环境[4]。地质学家通用这名词于未分选的冰碛石,但其他地质作用亦能造成,例如泥流,山体滑坡,浊积流等. [2][3]。
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