Controls on physical properties of Peru continental margin sediments and their relationship to deformation styles

Abstract

Three main facies have been identified: laminated diatomaceous mud, massive-to-bioturbated diatomaceous mud, and terrigenous mud. These facies exhibit a gradation in properties, with the laminated diatomaceous mud having very high liquid limit, water content, and shear strength, compared to the terrigenous facies, and with the massive-to-bioturbated facies showing intermediate properties. -from Authors