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Angularity

Angularity is a more subjective measure of roundness, the degree of abrasive errosion that has removed sharp corners from a particle. It has been roughly divided into five conditions; angular, subangular, subround, rounded, and well rounded. Sometimes a sixth condition is used, highly angular.

. . . Highly Angular

Quartz from Blasting Pumice from Mt. St Helen Eruption

. . . Angular

Tourmaline, Hilton Head Zircon

. . . Subangular

Rutile

. . . Subrounded

Zircon

. . . Rounded

Zircon

. . . Well Rounded