Turbidity current ripples (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Turbidity current ripples

Caption

A sedimentary rock outcrop with wrinkles on top of ripples formed by turbidity currents. Ripples are inches to feet long.

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Rowan Martindale

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