Wentworth scale

Meaning

Proper Noun

Origin

  • Introduced by C. K. Wentworth in a 1922 paper.{{cite-journal
  • |lang=en
  • |journal=The Journal of Geology
  • |title=A Scale of Grade and Class Terms for Clastic Sediments
  • |year=1922
  • |doi=10.1086/622910

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