CONTENTS 



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CH. 24. Estuaries, Deltas, Shelf, Slope by A. Guilcher 



1. Estuaries, tidal marshes and flats, and deltas 



2. Continental shelf ..... 



3. Continental slope ..... 



CH. 25. Pelagic Sediments by G. Arrhenius 



1 . Concept of pelagic sedimentation . 



2. Composition ...... 



3. Productivity control of pelagic sedimentation 



4. Physical stratification .... 



5. Topographic and tectonic control of sedimentation 



CH. 26. Clay-Mineral Distributions 

 J. J. Griffin and E. D. Goldberg 

 1. Introduction .... 

 The clay minerals 



Surface distribution of clay minerals 

 Vertical distribution . 

 Summary ..... 



IN THE Pacific Ocean by 



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CH. 27. Turbidity Currents by Bruce C. Heezen 



1. Early views 



2. Full-scale experiment . 



3. Alternative explanations 



4. Physiographic evidence 



5. Sediments .... 



6. Requirements of turbidity currents 



7. Tectonic significance of turbidity currents 



8. Biological significance of turbidity currents 



9. Other processes of deep-sea erosion and transportation 

 10. Conclusion ....... 



CH. 28. Organic Transportation of Marine Sediments by K. 0. Emery 



1. Introduction 



2. Kelp 



3. Driftwood . 



4. Sea maminals 



5. Fishes 



6. Birds 



7. Invertebrates 



8. Comparison with inorganic transporting agents 



9. Criteria for recognition of rafting agent 



CH. 29. Physical Properties of Marine Sediments by J. E. Nafe and 



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L. Drake .... 



Introduction 



Relationships among observables 



Methods of measurement 



Summary of results 



Conclusions 



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