Wentworth scale
English edit
Etymology edit
Introduced by C. K. Wentworth in a 1922 paper.[1]
Proper noun edit
- (geology, US) A particle classification system, classifying based on diameter.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Chester K. Wentworth (1922) “A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments”, in The Journal of Geology,
Further reading edit
- grain size on Wikipedia.Wikipedia