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Sediment can include cobbles, pebbles, gravel, sand and mud or a combination of these (European Environment Agency European, 2021).  
The "sediment" category is used when the detail of grain size is not available and thus the sediment can not be categorised.


For reference, sediment is classified taking into account particles' size and there are different classifications, emodnet uses (Mitchell P., 2021):
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* gravel: 2 mm or more
Castle L. (personal communication, 22 February 2022)  
* sand: 0.063 - 2 mm
* mud: less than 0.063 mm
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European Environment Agency European, Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (2021).  "EUNIS habitat classification".  Retrieved from https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/425, accessed on 2022-02-17.
 
Mitchell P. (2021). “EMODnet Geology – WP3 Case Study Exploring the suitability of historic datasets to produce robust quantitative sediment maps” Retrieved from: <nowiki>https://www.emodnet-geology.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mitchell-2021_WP3-Cefas-Case-Study_V1.pdf</nowiki>, accessed on 2022-02-17.


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The "sediment" category is used when the detail of grain size is not available and thus the sediment can not be categorised.

Source:

Castle L. (personal communication, 22 February 2022)

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