Research Article| November 01, 1989 Upslope deposition of extremely distal turbidites: An example from the Tiburon Rise, west-central Atlantic James Dolan; James Dolan 1U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 999, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christian Beck; Christian Beck 2Département des Géosciences, Université de Savoie, B.P. 1104, 77011 Cambery Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yujiro Ogawa Yujiro Ogawa 3Department of Geology, Kyushu University 33, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information James Dolan 1U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 999, Menlo Park, California 94025 Christian Beck 2Département des Géosciences, Université de Savoie, B.P. 1104, 77011 Cambery Cedex, France Yujiro Ogawa 3Department of Geology, Kyushu University 33, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812, Japan Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (11): 990–994. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0990:UDOEDT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation James Dolan, Christian Beck, Yujiro Ogawa; Upslope deposition of extremely distal turbidites: An example from the Tiburon Rise, west-central Atlantic. Geology 1989;; 17 (11): 990–994. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0990:UDOEDT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Terrigenous silt and sand turbidites recovered from the crest of the Tiburon Rise in the west-central Atlantic represent an unprecedented example of upslope turbidite deposition in an extremely distal setting. These Eocene-Oligocene beds, which were derived from South America more than 1000 km to the southeast, were probably deposited by extremely thick (>1500 m) turbidity currents that flowed parallel to the southern margin of the rise. We suggest that flow thickness was the dominant control on deposition of these beds, rather than true upslope flow. This interpretation points out the importance of local bathymetry on the behavior of even extremely distal turbidity currents. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.