Rounding - measuring it and how grains round (sed strat) @sumnerd
Rounding - measuring it and how grains round (sed strat)  @sumnerd
Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The angularity versus roundness of grains reflects their origin and transport history. In this video, I show some example grains that range from very angular to well rounded. A fragment of coralline algae snuck in, so I talk about that, too.


This sand is from a beach at the Bodega Marine Lab, Bodega, CA, collected with permission.
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Rounding - measuring it and how grains round (sed strat)

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