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Wedgie composition Terrigenous Sediment (turbidite). Turbidite. Pelagic Sediments. subduction. Klamath?. Mélange. turbidity current. 4-20 million years. Pelagic Clay. Dust. Saharan Africa. Pelagic Clay. Calcareous Ooze. Siliceous Ooze. Calcareous ooze. Mostly calcareous ooze.
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Wedgie composition • Terrigenous Sediment (turbidite)
Turbidite Pelagic Sediments subduction Klamath? Mélange
Dust Saharan Africa
Calcareous Ooze Siliceous Ooze
Mostly calcareous ooze CCCD Mostly clay
Limestone Red Chert Greenstone (basalt) Wedgie Wannabes
Wedgie composition • Terrigenous Sediment (turbidite) • Pelagic Sediment (clay and chert)
Limestone Red Chert Greenstone (basalt) Wedgie Wannabes
Turbidite Pelagic Sediments Basalt Gabbro Klamath? Mélange
Oceanic Crust Basalt Gabbro
Wedgie composition • Terrigenous Sediment (turbidite) • Pelagic Sediment (clay and chert) • Oceanic Crust (basalt and gabbro)
Upper mantle (peridotite)
Mantle Peridotite
Hot springs Ocean crust Lithospheric mantle
H2O H2O
Mélange Serpentinite