Significance of turbidites at Site 767 (Celebes Sea) and Site 768 (Sulu Sea)

Abstract

Sedimentary breaks can be correlated with regional sedimentary cycle boundaries or regional unconformities. A comparison with the global sea-level chart shows that some breaks correspond to third-order cycles. Other cycle boundaries are obscured by tectonic activity in the area during the period of deposition. Most of the siliciclastic turbidites were derived from source areas rich in quartz detritus. -from Authors