Lesson 2: Grain Size Flashcards

1
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Logarithmic scale for sediment size

A

Kumbrein Phi Scale

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2
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Grade scale for expressing particle size that extends from 1/256 mm to >256mm

A

Udden-Wentworth Scale

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3
Q

Size of boulder in Phi (f)

A

-12.0 - -8.0

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4
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Size of cobble in Phi (f)

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-8.0 - -6.0

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5
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Size of pebble in Phi (f)

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-6.0 - -2.0

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6
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Size of granule in Phi (f)

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-2.0 - -1.0

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7
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Size of very coarse sand in Phi (f)

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-1.0 - 0.0

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8
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Size of coarse sand in Phi (f)

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0.0 - 1.0

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9
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Size of medium sand in Phi (f)

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1.0 - 2.0

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10
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Size of fine sand in Phi (f)

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2.0 - 3.0

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11
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Size of very fine sand in Phi (f)

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3.0 - 4.0

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12
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Size of coarse silt in Phi (f)

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4.0 - 5.0

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13
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Size of medium silt in Phi (f)

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5.0 - 6.0

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14
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Size of fine silt in Phi (f)

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6.0 - 7.0

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15
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Size of very fine silt in Phi (f)

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7.0 - 8.0

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16
Q

Size of clay in Phi (f)

A

8.0 - 14.0

17
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for unconsolidated boulders, cobbles, and pebbles?

A

manual measurement of individual clasts

18
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for unconsolidated granules and sand?

A

sieving, settling tube analysis, and image analysis

19
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for unconsolidated silt and clay?

A

Pipette analysis, sedimentation balances, sedigraph, laser diffractometry, and electro-resistance size analysis

20
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for lithified boulders, cobbles, and pebbles?

A

manual measurement of individual clasts

21
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for lithified granules and sand?

A

Thin section measurement and image analysis

22
Q

What type of method of analysis is used for lithified silt and clay?

A

Electron microscopy

23
Q

Size of very well sorted in Phi

24
Q

Size of well sorted in Phi

A

0.35 - 0.50

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Size of moderately well sorted in Phi
0.50 - 0.70
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Size of moderately sorted in Phi
0.70 - 1.00
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Size of very poorly sorted in Phi
2.00 - 4.00
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Size of extremely poorly sorted in Phi
>4.00
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Grains cut marginally in a thin section have smaller diameters than sieve data. The data is commonly corrected to agree more closely to sieve data.
Corpuscle Effect
30
Analyze and measure grain particles in a thin section
Image Analysis
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Sediments are slowly poured into an electrolyte solution, where sediments will pass through, where changes in the electrical field will produce pulses, translating into the grain size
Electro-resistance size analyzer
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Particles that are settling will pass through a diffracted light, and the angle of the diffracted light increases with decreasing particle size. A detector senses the angular distribution of scattered light energy.
Laser Diffraction size analyzer
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Petrographic microscope fitted with an ocular micrometer, difficulty with this is some randomly oriented sediments may be oriented in the short axis
Thin-section measurement
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An automated version of thin-section measurement is through _________.
Image processing
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Interpreting sediment source with these considerations: • The source of the particles that makes the rocks • The erosion and transportation mechanisms • The depositional setting and processes • Physical and chemical conditions of the burial environment
Provenance Studies
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Post lithification and diagenesis, sedimentary rocks are used for fingerprinting paleoenvironments
Environmental Studies