Unlithified diamictite is referred to asdiamicton.
The term diamictite is often applied to nonsorted or poorly sorted, lithified glacial deposits such asglacial tillite andboulder clay, and diamictites are often mistakenly interpreted as having an essentiallyglacial origin (seeSnowball Earth). The most common origin for diamictites, however, is deposition by submarine mass flows like turbidites and olistostromes in tectonically active areas, and they can be produced in a wide range of other geological conditions. Possible origins include:[3][4]
^Flint, R.F., J.E. Sanders, and J. Rodgers (1960)Diamictite, a substitute term for symmictite Geological Society of America Bulletin. 71(12):1809–1810.
