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Sediment Texture Analysis

Sediment Texture Analysis is a methodological procedure in sedimentology that characterizes the grain size distribution and associated physical properties of sediment samples to infer depositional environments, transport mechanisms, and geological history.

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Grain size distributions and depositional processes

Glenn S. Visher · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1969 · 910 citations

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A comparison of different magnetic methods for determining the relative grain size of magnetite in natural materials: Some results from lake sediments

John W. King, Subir K. Banerjee, James Marvin et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1982 · 771 citations

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The diffusive tortuosity of fine-grained unlithified sediments

Bernard P. Boudreau · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1996 · 758 citations

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Grain size representation by CM patterns as a geologic tool

R. Passega · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1964 · 621 citations

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Capturing Key Attributes of Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks In Outcrops, Cores, and Thin Sections: Nomenclature and Description Guidelines

O. R. Lazar, Kevin M. Bohacs, J. H. S. Macquaker et al. · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 2015 · 511 citations

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  1. PF
    Pierre Francus

    Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada

    8 publications · 494 citations

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  2. DB
    Daniel Buscombe

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    6 publications · 346 citations

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  3. EG
    Eduardo Garzanti

    University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

    5 publications · 686 citations

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  4. XS
    Xuefa Shi

    First Institute of Oceanography, China

    5 publications · 166 citations

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  5. DK
    David K. Rea

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 299 citations

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698

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    60 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    15 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    62 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Institute of Oceanology

    Qingdao, China

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. National Institute of Oceanography

    Panjim, India

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Bedford Institute of Oceanography

    Dartmouth, Canada

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    503 citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    556 citations

  8. University of Milano-Bicocca

    Milan, Italy

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    2.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 66 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. Sedimentology

    35 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. Sedimentary Geology

    32 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. Marine Geology

    23 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

    14 publications · 856 citations

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