本文探讨的,既不是海洋沉积物搬运介质的分类,也不是海洋沉积物本身的分类,而是海洋沉积物来源的分类。它的着眼点是放在“源”上,也就是沉积物的母体。沉积物的形成,一般要经过三个阶段。即:母岩的破坏、破坏物的搬运、破坏物的沉积。而来源分类的对象,正是第一阶段的母岩或母体。分类不同于一般的划分。划分的依据是划分对象的非本质属性,分类的依据则是分类对象的本质属性。那么,海洋沉积物来源母体的本质属性是什么呢?须从属性说起。首先,它具有固定的所在位置;其相对沉积盆地有一定的方向;它的运移需要借助某种力量的作用或者媒介;它以某种速度或量向沉积盆地供应着沉积物质;它本身尚有 This paper explores neither the classification of marine sediment transport media nor the classification of marine sediment itself, but the classification of marine sediment sources. Its focus is on the “source”, which is the parent of sediments. Sediment formation, generally go through three stages. Namely: the destruction of the mother rock, destruction of the handling, destruction of the deposition. The source classification of the object, it is the first stage of parent rock or mother. Classification is different from the general classification. The basis of division is to divide the non-essential attribute of the object, and the classification is based on the essential attribute of the classification object. So what are the essential attributes of the marine sediment source matrix? First of all, it has a fixed location; it has a certain orientation with respect to the sedimentary basin; its migration requires the aid of some force or medium; it supplies sediment at a rate or amount to the sedimentary basin; it itself Have