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Sand (BMC_14)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: bmc_14.ttl

Name

sand

Attribute

BMC Bottom Material Type

Definition

Granular material consisting of small eroded fragments of (mainly siliceous) rocks, finer than gravel and larger than a coarse silt grain.

Description

Generally ranging between 0.074 millimetres (No. 200 sieve) and 4.76 millimetres (No. 4 sieve) in size. Often a major constituent of a beach, desert, or the bed of a river or sea. Used for various purposes, as in smoothing stone, founding, or as an ingredient in mortar.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• BA040 Tidal Water
• BA070 Waterbody Bar
• BH010 Aqueduct
• BH020 Canal
• BH030 Ditch
• BH070 Ford
• BH071 Fordable Site
• BH082 Inland Waterbody
• BH095 Wetland
• BH140 River
• BH141 Inland Waterbody Bank
• BH190 Lagoon
• BH191 Channel
• BH250 Shallow Water Area

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.