NiN-LM-DK

Translation table for NiN environmental variables (sediment grain size)

The table shows sediment grain size classes and their corresponding categories in the Nature in Norway (NiN) system (v.3.0) for the following variables.
Dominant grain size (in Norwegian)
Fine material content (in Norwegian)

The NiN environmental variables maps are intended for use at the same map scale as the original sediment grain size maps they are derived from: detailed 1:10 000 – 50 000, regional 1:100 000 – 250 000.

Grain size SOSI-code	Grain size SOSI-name	Dominant grain size LM-DK	Fine material content LM-FI
10	Clay	DK_AB	FI_y
15	Organic mud	DK_AB	FI_d
20	Mud	DK_AB	FI_y
21	Mud with sediment blocks	DK_AB	FI_d
30	Sandy clay	DK_AB	FI_d
40	Sandy mud	DK_AB	FI_d
50	Silt	DK_AB	FI_y
60	Sandy silt	DK_AB	FI_d
70	Clayey sand	DK_C	FI_c
80	Muddy sand	DK_C	FI_c
90	Silty sand	DK_C	FI_c
95	Fine sand	DK_C	FI_a
100	Sand	DK_C	FI_a
105	Coarse sand	DK_C	FI_a
110	Gravelly mud	DK_AB	FI_d
115	Gravelly sandy mud	DK_AB	FI_d
120	Gravelly muddy sand	DK_C	FI_b
130	Gravelly sand	DK_C	FI_a
140	Muddy gravel	DK_D	FI_c
150	Muddy sandy gravel	DK_D	FI_b
160	Sandy gravel	DK_D	FI_a
170	Gravel	DK_D	FI_0
174	Gravel and cobbles	DK_D	FI_0
175	Gravel, cobbles and boulders	DK_D	FI_0
180	Cobbles and boulders	DK_EFGY	FI_0
185	Sand, gravel and cobbles	DK_0	FI_a
190	Sand and boulders	DK_0	FI_a
205	Mud/sand with cobbles/boulders	DK_0	FI_c
206	Mud, sand, gravel, cobbles and boulders	DK_0	FI_c
210	Cobbles/boulders covered by slam/sand	DK_0	FI_b
215	Sand, gravel, cobbles and boulders	DK_0	FI_a
300	Compacted sediments or sedimentary bedrock	DK_EFGY	FI_a
500	Bioclastic material (corals, coral reef)	DK_0	FI_b
1	Thin or discontinuous sediment cover on bedrock. Sediments with varying grain size.	DK_EFGY	FI_b
5	Exposed bedrock	DK_EFGY	FI_0
0	Unspecified	0	0

Last updatetd 21.03.2025

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