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Grain orientation in sands and sandstones

W. Schwarzacher

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Abstract Describes a method of determining the three-dimensional orientation of single grains in sands and sandstones, and discusses results of measurements made for water-laid sediments deposited under experimental conditions and for specimens from foreset and topset beds of fossil dunes (Triassic, Arran, Scotland).

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Abstract Describes a method of determining the three-dimensional orientation of single grains in sands and sandstones, and discusses results of measurements made for water-laid sediments deposited under experimental conditions and for specimens from foreset and topset beds of fossil dunes (Triassic, Arran, Scotland).

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Abstract Describes a method of determining the three-dimensional orientation of single grains in sands and sandstones, and discusses results of measurements made for water-laid sediments deposited under experimental conditions and for specimens from foreset and topset beds of fossil dunes (Triassic, Arran, Scotland).

Key concepts: Geology, Orientation (vector space), Mining engineering, Geochemistry, Geometry, Mathematics

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