Repeat this process until no more sand is dislodged from the sieves. For each sieve fraction you will place a pinch of the sand on an index card Sediment Slide. A hole is punched through the card with a hole punch next to each phi value label. Each hole is to be completed separately. A pinch of sand is drifted onto the exposed sticky side of the tape.
Excess sand is shaken off the exposed tape back into the sediment sample.
The top of the slide is then taped over with transparent tape to enclose the sediment. Follow steps a - g for each sand fraction. This slide will be examined by using a microscope or hand lens in procedure 15. Place your completed slide in the file box your instructor provides. If your instructor has provided a template for a spreadsheet, type the data into the spreadsheet data table.