Olistostrome


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An olistostrome is a sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic set of heterogeneous materials, such as mud and large blocks, known as olistoliths (or olistolites). They accumulate in subsurface gravity landslides of semi-fluid assemblages or unconsolidated sediment collapses. They are stratigraphic units without real bedding but can be inserted in normal, normal sequences, as in the tertiary basin of central Sicily. Notes and edit the code

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