Boulders

256 mm
-8 phi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 cm By: B. Esrafili-Dizaji
2009

Lg. Cobbles
Sphericity

128
-7

Sml. Cobbles
High sphericity

64
-6

V. Lg. Pebbles

Low sphericity

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sub. Sub. Well-
32
-5

Roundness V. Angular Angular Angular Rounded Rounded Rounded

Lg. Pebbles

Sorting
16
-4

Med. Pebbles
8
-3
Sml. Pebbles
Scale in cm

Very Well Sorted Well Sorted Moderately Sorted Poorly Sorted Very Poorly Sorted
4mm

0.35
-2

0.5 0.7 2.0 phi

Granules
2000 u
I
-1
Very Coarse Sand
1500
1000
0

Coarse Sand
750

m
ed
500

iu
1

se
m

ar
co
Medium Sand

0.5 mm
m
375

5m

1m
0.2

fine very coarse

250
2

m
2m

By: B. Esrafili-Dizaji
2009
Fine Sand
187

4 mm
s

gr
le
bb

an
pe
125

ul
3

es
Very Fine Sand
95
63
4

Silt
u
I

By: B. Esrafili-Dizaji
2009

LYellow Yellow L Yellow Yellow L. Yellow Dark

Yellow Orange Orange Tan Green Green Green
-Green Blue

Light Red Deep Red

Orange Brown Orange Red Pink Rust
Brown Red Violet

Red Blue Yellow Blue Light Dark

Blue Violet Violet Blue Green Blue Blue Olive Blue

Dark
Purple Gray Black Gray Color Identification Chart