The word 'texture' refers to the size, shape, packing and fabric of the components of the rock.

Since the sedimentary rocks are broadly classified as (1) exogenetic or clastic rocks and (2) endogenetic rocks or the chemically precipitated amorphous or crystalline rocks, accordingly their texture are also classified into two broad categories.
A thorough understanding of the nature and significance of sedimentary textures is fundamental to interpretation of ancient depositional environments and transport conditions

Grain Size.
Grain size, refers to the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks Size is perhaps the most striking property of a sediment particle. Sedimentary particles come in all sizes. For communication it is convenient to be able to describe sediments as gravels, sands (of several grades), silt, and clay. Various grade scales have been proposed that arbitrarily divide sediments into a spectrum of sizeclasses. The Wentworth grade scale is the one most commonly used by geologists (Went-worth, 1922) Broadly, the size characters of the sediments are described as either coarse, medium or fine. The size grades of the clastic particles, in the went worth scale are indicated as follows:

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| The grain size is dependent on the (i) Mode of weathering, (ii) Nature of the source rock (iii) Kind and distance of transport and the nature of deposition.

Geological Significance: The size analysis indicates the following: 1. Provenance: (i) Composition of the source rock is an important factor that determines the extent to which the component minerals are susceptible to weathering and liable to pass on to the products and reduced in size and shape. (ii) Besides the coarse or fine texture is also a function of the source area. 2. Transport: As we know, more the distance of transport, finer is the grain size. Besides, the character of the sediments are also governed by the mode of transport, i.e., traction, saltation, suspension, which is a function of the kinetic energy of the transporting medium. Higher the energy, the coarser particles can be transported. 4. Palaeo current: The coarser sediments carried in rolling are deposited in basin margin, whereas the finer sediments are gradually carried to the centre. As such there is a regular variation in grain size from the margin to the centre of the basin. 5. Transporting medium: Graded sediments are the result of long continued transport, while ill-sorted sediments of a rapid and confused deposition like glacial deposits. Aeolian deposits are apt to be well graded and uniform. 6. Tectonics of depositional site:

With an increase in the rate subsidence of the area of deposition, the grain size decreases and the average sorting is poor. Under stable condition, the grain size is determined by the texture of the material available for reworking sorting steadily improves.