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Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Bedform Sedimentology Site—ripples, dunes, and cross-bedding

Grain Size from Digital Images of Sediment

Sample images

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Grand Canyon sand was photographed with hand-held point-and-shoot camera in underwater housing.
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Bed sediment from the shelf of the Adriatic Sea was photographed with an autonomous tripod-mounted digital SLR camera. Top image shows sand silt and pellets; lower photo contains shell fragments.
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Carbonate sand from surf zone in Kauai, HI, was photographed underwater with hand-held point-and-shoot camera in waterproof housing.

 

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