Difference between revisions of "Grain size"

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[[File:Wentworth-Grain-Size-Chart.pdf.jpg|frame|{{figure number|1}}Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195]]
 
[[File:Wentworth-Grain-Size-Chart.pdf.jpg|frame|{{figure number|1}}Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195]]
  
A number of scales for grain size have been used.  One of the commonest in the U.S. is the Wentworth scale.
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A number of scales for clastic grain size have been used.  One of the commonest in the U.S. is the Wentworth scale.
  
 
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Figure 1 Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195

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

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