Mechanical composition of clastic sediments

Research Article| January 01, 1914 Mechanical composition of clastic sediments JOHAN AUGUST UDDEN JOHAN AUGUST UDDEN Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1914) 25 (1): 655–744. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-25-655 Article history received: 14 Oct 1914 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JOHAN AUGUST UDDEN; Mechanical composition of clastic sediments. GSA Bulletin 1914;; 25 (1): 655–744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-25-655 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductoryIn an earlier paper2 I have published mechanical analyses of a number of samples of wind sediments and have described the conditions under which these samples were formed, classifying them into lag gravels, drifting sand, lee sand, and atmospheric dust. It was my purpose to present some reliable measurements on the mechanical composition of such deposits. It was evident from that study that wind sediments are less heterogeneous in their mechanical make-up than water sediments are. This fact is quite generally recognized. It is readily inferred from consideration of the physical forces and conditions involved. The lightness of the air prevents it from moving pebbles more than about one centimeter in diameter, except on occasions so rare that wind deposits of that coarseness are practically non-existent. Likewise, dust grains measuring less than one sixty-fourth millimeter in diameter are so easily held in the atmosphere that they are readily scattered . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.