SEDIMENT TEXTURE 

 7o SILT a CLAY 



20 Km 



40*50' 



t0«40' 



40"'30 



40*20 



40*10 



68*3tf 



68*20 



68*10 



68*00 



67*50 



6r40 



67*30 



67*20 



67*10' 



Figure 8. Percent fine sediments (silt-plus-clay) in the surficial sediments 

 on the shelf and slope adjacent to Lydonia and Oceanographer Canyons. Symbols 

 indicate location of samples from various field experiments. Texture within 

 the canyons not contoured. Note the increase in fine-grained sediments in 

 lobes to the east and west of Lydonia. 



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