The nearly vertical layers of alternating calcareous clay and marl range in age from Late Cretaceous to Paleogene and stretch for about 8 km along the coast in either direction from this site. They are a classic example of turbidite sediments or flysch.
Turbidite
A turbidite is the geologic deposit of a turbidity current, which is a type of sediment gravity flow responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.