A sediment deposit close to the continental rise having a coarse material overlaid by successively finer materials of nonmarine origin is called a
A) pelagic deposit.
B) rafted deposit.
C) hydrogenic deposit.
D) turbidite.
E) well-sorted deposit.
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A) sediment
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B) turbidites.
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