coarse-grained

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These areas have coarse-grained sand, gravel and cobbles that make for highly permeable pathways to replenish groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times

The third -- coarse-grained culture -- focuses on generalities, simplifications, and underlying principles.

From Science Daily

"We used coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulations, which although offering lower resolution allowed us to study the aggregation of multiple IDPs in a mixture."

From Science Daily

As much as 100 feet deep and more than a mile wide in places, they are filled with coarse-grained sand, gravel and cobbles.

From Los Angeles Times

The Stone of Destiny, described as coarse-grained, pinkish buff sandstone, is seen as a historic symbol of Scotland's monarchy.

From BBC