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Hemipelagic contourites were interpreted in the Silurian Kepingtage (柯坪塔格) Formation in the Tarim basin, Northwest China, through studies of outcrop, core, well-log, and seismic data. They are characterized by thin to thick bedded mudstone, with contour current irregularly thin bedded-lentiform siltstone and sandstone. Chitin stone, graptolite, thin-shelled bivalve, dissoconch, and acritatch fossils are present in dark-colored mudstones. A
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