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Grain-size analysis
Method of studying soils, sediments, sands, or rock by determining the size, distribution, and proportion of selected particles.
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USGS East-coast sediment analysis: analysis, procedures, database and georeferenced displays
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Grain-size analysis of marine sediments of the U.S. eastern coast with sampling and lab methods, surficial sediment database in three formats (Excel, Dbase IV, ASCII), and use of geographic mapping tools for visualizing sediment data layers.
Grain size analyzer technique
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Description of the technique used in particle-size analysis
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