AXIS OF LYDONIA CANYON 

 SURFACE SEDIMENT TEXTURE 



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Figure 9. Surficial sediment texture along the axis of Lydonia Canyon. 



Percentages of fine (silt-plus-clay), medium (sand), and coarse-grained 

 (gravel) sediments along the axis of Lydonia canyon and the adjacent shelf 

 (upper panel). The lower panel shows the depths of the samples. Note the 

 increased fines near the head of Lydonia Canyon (station LCB) and the coarser 

 sediments near LCE where the currents are slightly stronger. The fine 

 sediments near the head are where Bothner measured accumulation rates of about 

 50 cm/1,000 yr. The mean Eulerian current measurements suggest a convergence 

 of the flow toward the head. 



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