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Sand and Sandstone

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Texture includes the shape, roundness, surface features, grain size, and fabric of the components — principally the detrital ones — of a sandstone. Except for fabric and surface features, all have been studied exhaustively so that there is a great literature.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins University, 21218, Baltimore, MD, USA

    F. J. Pettijohn (Professor of Geology)

  2. University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Paul Edwin Potter (Professor of Geology)

  3. Harvard University, 02138, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Raymond Siever (Professor of Geology)

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Pettijohn, F.J., Potter, P.E., Siever, R. (1972). Texture. In: Sand and Sandstone. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9974-6_3

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