Bilingual glossary of geology
Grain Grain
Coarsest particules − eg.: sand (by opposition to the matrix − eg.: mud) constituting clastic sedimentary rocks. Grain size, one of the components of sedimentary texture, is the basis for the classification and nomenclature of clastic sedimentary rocks.
Themes:
Sedimentary rocks
Related words:
Sediment
Texture
Themes:
Sedimentary rocks
Related words:
Sediment
Texture