Sentence examples for predominantly fine from inspiring English sources

They are characterized by predominantly fine alluvial soils of low relative density and with low field-penetration test values.

Since the Bronze Age, predominantly fine sediments were deposited along the valley with apparently stable channels and vertical floodplain accretion associated with soil erosion and less catastrophic flooding.

Interestingly, the incidence of coarse primary particles (>180μm) was highest within the smallest granule size fractions, and conversely, large granules contained predominantly fine (<125μm) primary particles.

Wells located less than 35 m from the lakeshore of Asylum Lake, drilled to ~10 15 m depth, show that the underlying sediment is predominantly fine sand to gravel with a few clay lenses [38].

Sites for the experimental deposition of terrestrial sediment were located along a gradient in wave exposure, with only limited variation in immersion times (30 min) and ambient sediment particle sizes (predominantly fine sand).

Mineralogical analysis results revealed that the laterite from the Philippines contained predominantly fine iron oxide/oxyhydroxide, as well as a small amount of slightly coarse chromite and gangue mineral aggregates.

From Mid-Devonian times basins were characterised by hemipelagic deposits with turbid flow incursions of predominantly fine-grained northerly derived terrigenous clastics, and the highs developed carbonate platforms with reefs that persisted into the Late Devonian.

These samples were predominantly fine-grained, did not require sieving prior to analysis, and were analyzed using similar radiochemical techniques as the samples from within the fenced area.

The overburden rocks above the targeted black shales are predominantly fine-grained (e.g., shale or mudstone; Figure 2) or mixtures of fine-grained and coarse-grained rocks (e.g., shaly sandstone; Sandberg 1962; Kiteley 1978; Baird and Dyman 1993; Ryder et al. 2008, 2009, 2012; Swezey 2008, 2009).

Fig. 3 Landslide type composed predominantly of fine deposits on the Aso volcanic edifice.

The shallow saturated and overlying unsaturated zone consists of predominantly silty fine sand with intercalated, discontinuous clayey silt.