graded sediment
graded sediment
1. A sedimentary deposit which is sorted (see SORTING) with the coarsest grain size at the base and the finest at the top is termed ‘normally graded’; a sediment which is sorted with the finest at the base and coarsest at the top is termed ‘inverse-graded’.
2. A well-sorted sediment.
1. A sedimentary deposit which is sorted (see SORTING) with the coarsest grain size at the base and the finest at the top is termed ‘normally graded’; a sediment which is sorted with the finest at the base and coarsest at the top is termed ‘inverse-graded’.
2. A well-sorted sediment.
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