Construction Sand, Phoenix, Arizona

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

 

CAVE CREEK ROAD ROAD CUT - Gary Foster Photograph

 

 

GRAIN DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS (AGI CHART)

International Space Station 180mm Photograph Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center

GRAIN SHAPE CHARACTERISTICS

(PREPARED BY GAMMA ZETA CHAPTER , SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - AGI CHART))

Roundness is the degree of smoothing due to abrasion of sedimentary particles. It is expressed as the ratio of the average radius of curvature of the edges or corners to the radius of curvature of the maximum inscribed sphere.

The sphericity of a particle is: the ratio of the surface area of a sphere (with the same volume as the given particle) to the surface area of the particle.

 

CONSTRUCTION SAND (UNKNOWN ORIGIN)

 
     

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CAVE CREEK ROAD ROAD CUT (PART OF THE PHOENIX HILLS PRESERVE)

 
     

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BILTMORE HOTEL GOLF COURSE SAND TRAP

 
     
   
 

GARY FOSTER PHOTOGRAPH

 
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BILTMORE HOTEL, BILTMORE CIRCLE ROCK SAMPLES

 
     
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The eight samples were collected near the Biltmore Circle. All of the samples are about the same size, 5 cm across.

 

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