TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENTS
A. G. Link · Sedimentology · 1966
SUMMARY In the light of present‐day requirements and the author's personal experience, existing systems of nomenclature and classification of sediments on a textural basis need revision. A system is proposed that is based on a three end‐member relationship involving sand‐, silt‐ and clay‐size particles. The construction, nomenclature and application proposed, fulfils the purpose of a classification because it is simple, easily remembered, practical, has wide application, is needed; and above all it groups sediments into useful categories that make communication more effective and easier.