Roundness as an Indicator of Environment Along the Coast of Panhandle Florida
1958; Society for Sedimentary Geology; Volume: Vol. 28; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1306/74d707fe-2b21-11d7-8648000102c1865d
ISSN1938-3681
Autores Tópico(s)Aeolian processes and effects
ResumoABSTRACT Fifty-nine sand samples have been analyzed to determine the relationship between depositional environment and quartz grain roundness. Roundness as used in this study is based on the sharpness of the corners and edges of individual sand grains from three size fractions. The environments from which samples were taken are: off shore, dune, beach ridge, open swash zone, protected swash zone, marsh, lagoon, and river. Sands from certain groups of environments show distinctive roundness patterns.
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