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Fig. 3

From: Thickening-upward cycles in deep-marine and deep-lacustrine turbidite lobes: examples from the Clare Basin and the Ordos Basin

Fig. 3

a A typical thickening-upward cycle (TUC) in the Ross Sandstone Formation, Kilbaha Bay, including: b Interval 1 – Laminated shales/shales with fine-grained siltstone beds; c Interval 2 – Interbedded thin sandstones/siltstones and mudstones; and, d Interval 3 – Structureless massive sandstones with strong degree of amalgamation; e Load structure at base of a thick sandstone bed. White arrow in d shows its location. Note the 0.25 m yellow ruler for scale

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