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S/I
NOT
ELO
NGAT
ESL
IGHT
LY E
LONG
ATE
MO
DERA
TELY
ELO
NGAT
EVE
RYEL
ONG
ATE
EXTR
EMEL
YEL
ONG
ATE
I/L
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.00.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
S/I
I/L
NOT ELONGATE
SLIGHTLY ELONGATE
MODERATELY ELONGATE
VERY ELONGATE
EXTREMELY ELONGATE
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.00.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
S/I
I/L
NO
T FL
AT
SLI
GH
TLY
FLAT
MO
DE
RAT
ELY
FLA
T
VE
RY
FLAT
EX
TRE
ME
LY F
LAT
NOT FLAT
SLIGHTLY FLATMODERATELY FLATVERY FLAT
EXTREMELY FLAT
S/I
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
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0.0
I/L
Classification of particle elongation and flatness
Sneed and Folk (1958) diagrams Zingg (1935) diagrams
Published in: Blott, S.J. and Pye, K. (2008) Particle shape: a review and new methods of characterization and classification. Sedimentology 55, 31-63.
S/I I/L
SLAB
PLATE
BLADE
ROD
EQUANTBLOCK
SUB-EQUANTBLOCK
FLATBLOCK ELONGATE
BLOCK
EQUANT
ELONGATEPLATY 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.00.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
S/I
I/L
SLABPLATE
BLADE
ROD
EQUANTBLOCK
SUB-EQUANTBLOCK
FLATBLOCK
ELONGATEBLOCK
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.00.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
S/I
I/L
VERYOBLATE
SPHEROIDDISCOID
BLADE
ROLLER
EQUANTSPHEROID
SUB-EQUANTSPHEROID
OBLATESPHEROID
PROLATESPHEROID
S/I I/L
VERY OBLATESPHEROID
DISCOIDBLADE
ROLLER
EQUANTSPHEROID
SUB-EQUANTSPHEROID
OBLATESPHEROID PROLATE
SPHEROID
EQUANT
ELONGATEPLATY
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
NON-ROUNDEDPARTICLES
ROUNDEDPARTICLES
EQUANT
ELONGATE
PLATY
BLADED
EQUANT
ELONGATE
PLATY
BLADED
Classification of particle form
Sneed and Folk (1958) diagrams Zingg (1935) diagrams
Published in: Blott, S.J. and Pye, K. (2008) Particle shape: a review and new methods of characterization and classification. Sedimentology 55, 31-63.