How Large is a Boulder? The Scientific Explanation

Опубликовано: 21 Октябрь 2024
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How large is a boulder? This might sound like a silly thing to ask, but geologists have defined how large a boulder actually this. Thus, I present the chart of various grain sizes! #short #shorts #geology #science

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Wentworth, Chester Keeler. “A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments.” The Journal of Geology 30 (1922): 377 - 392.