Megaclasts: Proposed revised nomenclature at the coarse end of the Udden-Wentworth grain-size scale for sedimentary particles

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 192-197

  Terry, J P ^a   Goff, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BOULDER SIZE; COARSE SEDIMENT; DESCRIPTORS; GRAIN SIZE; PARTICLE FORMS; SCIENCE COMMUNITY; SIZE AND SHAPE; SIZE RANGES;

TERMINOLOGY;

BOULDER; CLAST; GRAIN SIZE; NOMENCLATURE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84897139179     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2014.19     Document Type: Article

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