Difference between revisions of "Grain size"

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A number of scales for grain size have been used.  One of the commonest in the US is the Wentworth scale.

Figure 1 Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195

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	[[File:Wentworth-Grain-Size-Chart.pdf.jpg\|thumb\|{{figure number\|1}}Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195]]		[[File:Wentworth-Grain-Size-Chart.pdf.jpg\|thumb\|{{figure number\|1}}Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195]]