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Domain for sorting DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity
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References |
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Ryburn, R.J., Bond, L.D. & Hazell, M.S. 1995, Guide to OZROX
AGSO's Field Geology Database, AGSO Record 1995/79, Australian
Geological Survey Organisation, Canberra.
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Boggs, S. Jr. 1995, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy,
2nd edn. Prentice Hall NJ, 774pp.
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Qualifier 1: minimum phi standard deviation
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Qualifier 2: maximum phi standard deviation
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Note:
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Attribute |
Code |
Parent |
Category |
Synonyms |
Description |
Qualifier 1 |
Qualifier 2 |
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sorting |
VW |
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very well sorted |
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high degree of sorting so that size of particles are consistent |
0 |
0.35 |
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sorting |
W |
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well sorted |
well graded |
consists of particles that are approximately the same size |
0.35 |
0.5 |
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sorting |
MW |
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moderately well sorted |
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sediment is intermediate between well sorted and moderately sorted |
0.5 |
0.71 |
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sorting |
MS |
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moderately sorted |
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sediment is intermediate between poorly and well sorted |
0.71 |
1 |
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sorting |
P |
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poorly sorted |
unsorted, assorted, nongraded, poorly graded |
consists of particles of many sizes mixed together in an unsystematic
way |
1 |
2 |
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sorting |
VP |
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very poorly sorted |
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large range in particle size |
2 |
4 |
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sorting |
EP |
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extremely poorly sorted |
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extremely large range in particle size |
4 |
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sorting |
B |
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bimodally sorted |
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particle size distribution shows two maxima |
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sorting |
UNK |
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unknown |
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particle size distribution is unknown |
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