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THE OCEAN FLOOR 



Fig. 28. Deep-sea core from near Cyprus 



faces between successive layers are often quite distinct. 

 Such stratified cores were frequently raised from the 

 equatorial zone, where most of our work was carried 

 out. 



However, even in great depths there may have been 

 interfering forces. On steep slopes and immediately 

 below them there is always the possibility of submarine 

 landshdes, set into motion by seaquakes or volcanic 



