The five part deposit produced by a waning turbidite flow. The deposit is split into:
- Structureless massive sand with gravel-rich erosional base.
- Parallel bedded sands produced by the upper flow regime.
- Cross laminated sands with ripple marks.
- Deposited in the lower flow regime.
- Laminated silts.Fine pelagic muds.
A typical Bouma sequence is illustrated below, although all five units may not be developed in each flow:
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