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Table 5 - Sizes of Sieve Sets Used in
Grain Size Analysis
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| 4 |
-2.25 |
0.187 |
4.75 |
S. Pebble |
| 5 |
-2.00 |
0.157 |
4.00 |
S. Pebble |
| 6 |
-1.75 |
0.132 |
3.35 |
Granule |
| 7 |
-1.50 |
0.111 |
2.80 |
Granule |
| 8 |
-1.25 |
0.0937 |
2.36 |
Granule |
| 10 |
-1.00 |
0.0787 |
2.00 |
Granule |
| 12 |
-0.75 |
0.0661 |
1.70 |
V. Coarse Sand |
| 14 |
-0.50 |
0.0555 |
1.40 |
V. Coarse Sand |
| 16 |
-0.25 |
0.0469 |
1.18 |
V. Coarse Sand |
| 18 |
0.00 |
0.0394 |
1.00 |
V. Coarse Sand |
| 20 |
0.25 |
0.0331 |
0.85 |
Coarse Sand |
| 25 |
0.50 |
0.0278 |
0.71 |
Coarse Sand |
| 30 |
0.75 |
0.0234 |
0.60 |
Coarse Sand |
| 35 |
1.00 |
0.0197 |
0.50 |
Coarse Sand |
| 40 |
1.25 |
0.0165 |
0.425 |
Medium Sand |
| 45 |
1.50 |
0.0139 |
0.355 |
Medium Sand |
| 50 |
1.75 |
0.0117 |
0.300 |
Medium Sand |
| 60 |
2.00 |
0.0098 |
0.250 |
Medium Sand |
| 70 |
2.25 |
0.0083 |
0.212 |
Fine Sand |
| 80 |
2.50 |
0.0070 |
0.180 |
Fine Sand |
| 100 |
2.75 |
0.0059 |
0.150 |
Fine Sand |
| 120 |
3.00 |
0.0049 |
0.125 |
Fine Sand |
| 140 |
3.25 |
0.0041 |
0.106 |
V. Fine Sand |
| 170 |
3.50 |
0.0035 |
0.090 |
V. Fine Sand |
| 200 |
3.75 |
0.0029 |
0.075 |
V. Fine Sand |
| 230 |
4.00 |
0.0025 |
0.063 |
V. Fine Sand |
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Figure 8. Sieve Nest Used in
Processing Sediment
Samples
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