Wentworth scale
English
Etymology
Introduced by C. K. Wentworth in a 1922 paper.[1]
Proper noun
Wentworth scale
- (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
- Chester K. Wentworth (1922), “A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments”, in The Journal of Geology (in English), DOI: