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单词 Wentworth scale
释义

Wentworth scale

English

Etymology

Introduced by C. K. Wentworth in a 1922 paper.[1]

Proper noun

Wentworth scale

  1. (geology, US) A particle classification system, classifying based on diameter.

See also

  • colloid
  • clay
  • silt
  • mud
  • sand
  • gravel
  • granule
  • pebble
  • cobble
  • boulder

Further reading

  • grain size on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  1. Chester K. Wentworth (1922), “A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments”, in The Journal of Geology (in English), DOI:10.1086/622910
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