File:Sandstone Classification modified from Dott, 1964.jpg

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English: A three dimensional diagram for the classification of sandstones. The triangle is a ternary diagram showing the relative abundance of quartz, feldspar, and lithics. The third dimensions shows the relative amount of interstitial matrix. Built upon a blank ternary diagram by power.corrupts and kwinkunks (CC BY-SA 4.0) available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ternary_plot_empty_diagram.svg
Modified from Dott, R.H., 1964, Wacke, Graywacke and Matrix - What Approach to Immature Sandstone Classification?, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 34, p. 625-632.
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Classification diagram for sandstones modified from Dott (1964)

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