Rounding - measuring it and how grains round (sed strat)
Channel: sumnerd
Date: 2020-10-03

The angularity versus roundness of grains reflects their origin and transport history. In this video, I show some example grains that range from very angular to well rounded. A fragment of coralline algae snuck in, so I talk about that, too.


This sand is from a beach at the Bodega Marine Lab, Bodega, CA, collected with permission.