Table 5:Sabkha textural composition and descriptive statistical analysis for the grain size parameters.

Station / Gravel % / Sand % / Mud % / Sediment texture / Mean (Mz) / Sorting (б) / Skewness (SKi) / Kurtosis (KG)
8 / 0 / 10 / 90 / sandy mud / 3.22 / Very Fine Sand / 1 / Poorly Sorted / -0.38 / Very Coarse S. / 0.7 / Platykurtic
16 / 0 / 8 / 92 / sandy mud / 3.3 / Very Fine S. / 1.2 / Poorly Sorted / -0.46 / Very coarse sk. / 1.22 / Leptokurtic
18 / 0 / 20 / 80 / sandy mud / 2.9 / Fine Sand / 1.3 / Poorly Sorted / 0.06 / Symmetrical / 0.55 / Very Platykurtic
29 / 0 / 7 / 93 / sandy mud / 3.6 / Very Fine Sand / 0.8 / Moderately S. / -0.2 / Coarse Skewed / 0.75 / Platykurtic
37 / 0 / 44 / 56 / sandy mud / 2.8 / Fine Sand / 1.16 / Poorly Sorted / 0.25 / Fine Skewed / 1.1 / Mesokurtic
64 / 0 / 87 / 13 / muddy sand / 2.74 / Fine Sand / 0.88 / Moderately Sorted / 0.09 / Symmetrical / 1.14 / Leptokurtic
70 / 0 / 85 / 15 / muddy sand / 2.7 / Fine Sand / 1.29 / Poorly Sorted / 0.08 / Symmetrical / 0.64 / Very Platykurtic
76 / 0 / 70 / 30 / muddy sand / 2.83 / Fine Sand / 1.19 / Poorly Sorted / 0.01 / Symmetrical / 0.7 / Platykurtic
89 / 0 / 49 / 51 / sandy mud / 3.5 / Very Fine Sand / 0.81 / Moderately Sorted / -0.29 / Coarse Skewed / 0.77 / Platykurtic
90 / 0 / 18 / 82 / sandy mud / 3.21 / Very Fine Sand / 1.26 / Poorly Sorted / -0.6 / Very Coarse Skewed / 0.63 / Very Platykurtic
91 / 0 / 68 / 32 / muddy sand / 2.56 / Fine Sand / 1.37 / Poorly Sorted / 0.02 / Symmetrical / 0.66 / Very Platykurtic
104 / 0 / 55 / 45 / muddy sand / 2.99 / Fine Sand / 1.11 / Poorly Sorted / 0.01 / Symmetrical / 0.5 / Very Platykurtic
106 / 1 / 33 / 66 / sandy mud / 3.03 / Very Fine Sand / 1.14 / Poorly Sorted / -0.06 / Symmetrical / 0.86 / Platykurtic
117 / 0 / 84 / 16 / muddy sand / 2.82 / Fine Sand / 1.01 / Poorly Sorted / 0.14 / Fine Skewed / 1.06 / Mesokurtic
118 / 0 / 44 / 56 / sandy mud / 3.25 / Very Fine Sand / 1.01 / Poorly Sorted / -0.35 / Very Coarse Skewed / 0.75 / Platykurtic