Talk:Dunham classification
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I'm pretty sure that the Dunham Classification system is more widely used than the Folk system. To use the Folk system you need thin sections. With Dunham you only need a hand sample and a hand-lens.
-- Both are used in different contexts, so equally valid. Verisimilus 19:07, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
