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U.S. Geological Survey East-Coast Sediment Texture Database

Shepard's Classification System

Map of east coast of the US.

(A) Sediment classification scheme modified from Shepard (1954) and published by Schlee (1973). (B) Sediment classification scheme modified from Shepard (1954) and used by the Schlee and Webster (1967) programs, GSTAT, GSTATM, and GSSTAT (Poppe and others, 2004).

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