LS 200 size output (97 size bins, at 1/8 phi increment)

where phi = -log2 d (Krumbein, 1934); size class scale after Udden & Wentworth (1922)

 


Phi size

diam (mm)

 

Size class

 

Phi size

diam (mm)

 

Size class

11

0.488

 

 

|

5

31.25

 

 

10.875

0.532

 

 

|

4.875

34.08

 

 

10.75

0.581

 

 

|

4.75

37.16

 

 

10.625

0.633

 

 

|

4.625

40.53

 

 

10.5

0.691

 

 

|

4.5

44.19

 

coarse SILT

10.375

0.753

 

 

|

4.375

48.19

 

 

10.25

0.821

 

 

|

4.25

52.56

 

 

10.125

0.896

 

 

|

4.125

57.31

 

 

10

0.977

 

 

|

4

62.5

 

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9.875

1.065

 

 

|

3.875

68.2

 

 

9.75

1.161

 

 

|

3.75

74.3

 

 

9.625

1.266

 

 

|

3.625

81.1

 

 

9.5

1.381

 

CLAY

|

3.5

88.4

 

very fine SAND

9.375

1.506

 

 

|

3.375

96.4

 

 

9.25

1.642

 

 

|

3.25

105.1

 

 

9.125

1.791

 

 

|

3.125

114.6

 

 

9

1.953

 

 

|

3

125

 

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8.875

2.130

 

 

|

2.875

136

 

 

8.75

2.323

 

 

|

2.75

149

 

 

8.625

2.533

 

 

|

2.625

162

 

 

8.5

2.762

 

 

|

2.5

177

 

fine SAND

8.375

3.012

 

 

|

2.375

193

 

 

8.25

3.285

 

 

|

2.25

210

 

 

8.125

3.582

 

 

|

2.125

229

 

 

8

3.906

 

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|

2

250

 

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7.875

4.260

 

 

|

1.875

273

 

 

7.75

4.645

 

 

|

1.75

297

 

 

7.625

5.066

 

 

|

1.625

324

 

 

7.5

5.524

 

very fine SILT

|

1.5

354

 

medium SAND

7.375

6.024

 

 

|

1.375

386

 

 

7.25

6.570

 

 

|

1.25

420

 

 

7.125

7.164

 

 

|

1.125

459

 

 

7

7.813

 

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|

1

500

 

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6.875

8.520

 

 

|

0.875

545

 

 

6.75

9.291

 

 

|

0.75

595

 

 

6.625

10.132

 

 

|

0.625

648

 

 

6.5

11.049

 

fine SILT

|

0.5

707

 

coarse SAND

6.375

12.049

 

 

|

0.375

771

 

 

6.25

13.139

 

 

|

0.25

841

 

 

6.125

14.328

 

 

|

0.125

917

 

 

6

15.63

 

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|

0

1000

 

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5.875

17.04

 

 

|

-0.125

1091

 

 

5.75

18.58

 

 

|

-0.25

1189

 

 

5.625

20.26

 

 

|

-0.375

1297

 

 

5.5

22.10

 

medium SILT

|

-0.5

1414

 

very coarse SAND

5.375

24.10

 

 

|

-0.625

1542

 

 

5.25

26.28

 

 

|

-0.75

1682

 

 

5.125

28.66

 

 

|

-0.875

1834

 

 

 

 

 

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