Under what conditions is a sediment considered to be well-sorted?

A. when the grains are in individual layers
B. when the grains contains a wide variety of grain sizes mixed together
C. when the grains are nearly all the same size
D. when the grains contains just one general grain size and one mineral
E. when the grains contain just one or two general grain sizes


Answer: C

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