SEDIMENTOLOGY &STRATIGRAPHY
SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE & SORTINGBYASSOC. PROF DR. CHOW WENG SUM
Grain Size Distribution
•-indicate the availability of material of thatparticular grain size to be supplied to that areawhere the process is taking place-sediment reflects both the hydrodynamiccondition in the area of deposition and the grain-size population of sediments available fromthe source area
Grain Size
•-normally mean grain diameter; but most grains are notspherical•-use the term norminaldiameter (d
n
) which is definedas the diameter of a spericalbody which has the samevolume as the grainSand and gravels are analysedby mechanical sievingFine silt and clay are analysedby hydrometer analysis
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