Figure F3. Hypothetical lithofacies motifs and facies succession for a continental slope, such as Site U1421, that may experience the full range of glacier ice advance–retreat cycles. Lithofacies are depicted using particle-size variations. Inferred depositional environment includes a continuum curve. Sediment accumulation rate is also inferred. IRD = ice-rafted debris. Modified after Powell and Cooper (2002).
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