Dispersion, accumulation, and the ultimate fate of microplastics in deep-marine environments: a review and future directions

IA Kane, MA Clare - Frontiers in earth science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
An estimated 8.3 billion tons of non-biodegradable plastic has been produced over the last
65 years. Much of this is not recycled and is disposed into the natural environment, has a …

Organic matter burial in deep-sea fans: a depositional process-based perspective

A Hussain, K Al-Ramadan - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Organic matter burial in the deep-sea fan sediments is an important component of the long-
term carbon cycle. Although there is increasing recognition of the importance of organic …

Frontal and lateral submarine lobe fringes: comparing sedimentary facies, architecture and flow processes

YT Spychala, DM Hodgson, A Prélat… - Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine lobe-fringe deposits form heterolithic successions that may include a high
proportion of hybrid beds. The identification of lobe-fringe successions aids interpretation of …

Transport and deposition of mud in deep‐water environments: Processes and stratigraphic implications

K Boulesteix, M Poyatos‐Moré, SS Flint… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Deep‐water mudstones are often considered as background sediments, deposited by
vertical suspension fallout, and the range of transport and depositional processes are poorly …

Hybrid event bed character and distribution linked to turbidite system sub‐environments: The North Apennine Gottero Sandstone (north‐west Italy)

M Fonnesu, F Felletti, PDW Haughton… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study documents the character and occurrence of hybrid event beds (HEBs) deposited
across a range of deep‐water sub‐environments in the Cretaceous–Palaeocene Gottero …

Role played by clay content in controlling reservoir quality of submarine fan system, Forties Sandstone Member, Central Graben, North Sea

AM Bello, S Jones, J Gluyas, S Acikalin… - Marine and petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proximal to distal fan change in grain size, clay matrix content, and grain-coating clays have
been identified as key contributing factors for eservoir quality evolution of submarine fan …

Spatial variability in depositional reservoir quality of deep-water channel-fill and lobe deposits

D Bell, IA Kane, ASM Pontén, SS Flint… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Initial porosity and permeability in deep-water systems are controlled by primary
sedimentary texture and mineralogy. Therefore, understanding the sedimentary processes …

Variable character and diverse origin of hybrid event beds in a sandy submarine fan system, Pennsylvanian Ross Sandstone Formation, western Ireland

CS Pierce, PDW Haughton, PM Shannon… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid event beds comprising both clean and mud‐rich sandstone are important
components of many deep‐water systems and reflect the passage of turbulent sediment …

Facies variability within a mixed carbonate–siliciclastic sea-floor fan (upper Wolfcamp Formation, Permian, Delaware Basin, New Mexico)

EP Kvale, CM Bowie, C Flenthrope… - AAPG …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Sea-floor fans containing both carbonate and siliciclastic detritus are rarely recognized in
the rock record but are common within the Permian upper Wolfcamp Formation in the …

Sole marks reveal deep-marine depositional process and environment: Implications for flow transformation and hybrid-event-bed models

JH Baas, ND Tracey, J Peakall - Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Deposits of sediment gravity flows in the Aberystwyth Grits Group (Silurian, west Wales,
United Kingdom) display evidence that sole marks are suitable for reconstructing …