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Parameter: Percent_Clay

Dataset: 
Sediment grain size data
Parameter: 
clay size fraction Wentworth scale
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 clay
Short Description:
 clay size fraction Wentworth scale
Official Name:
 clay
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Proportion of particles in a sediment sample that are in the Wentworth clay size fraction, i.e. size less than 4 microns (<4um)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Percent_Clay
Supplied Units: 
percent (%)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Percent of sediment sample that is clay