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Letter WGeology glossary

Well Sorted Sediment

Well-sorted sediment is a deposit in which the particles are of relatively uniform size, often resulting from the action of wind or water that selectively transports and deposits particles of similar size. Well-sorted sediments are significant in sedimentology for understanding the energy conditions of depositional environments, the processes of sediment transport, and the formation of sedimentary structures.

Diagram showing sediment grain sorting levels (very well sorted, well sorted, moderately sorted, poorly sorted, very poorly sorted)
Fig. 1 Diagram showing sediment grain sorting levels (very well sorted, well sorted, moderately sorted, poorly sorted, very poorly sorted)

Source Boggs, S. (2009). “Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks.” Cambridge University Press.

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