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Filter this Collection| x name | x image | x % Silt | x article | x % Sand | |
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| x Sand |
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0 |
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland...
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90 | 100 |
| x Loamy sand | 0 | 70 | 90 | ||
| x Sandy loam | 0 | 42 | 85 | ||
| x Loam | 27 |
Loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration (about 40-40-20% concentration respectively). Loam soils generally contain more nutrients and humus than sandy soils, have better drainage and infiltration of water and...
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50 | 72 | |
| x Silt Loam | 50 | 12 | 50 | ||
| x Silt |
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80 |
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment (also known as suspended load) in a surface water body. It may also exist as soil...
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0 | 20 |
| x Sandy Clay Loam | 0 | 72 | 100 | ||
| x Clay loam | 15 | 47 | 85 | ||
| x Silty Clay Loam | 40 | 27 | 50 | ||
| x Sandy Clay | 0 | 80 | 100 | ||
| x Clay |
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0 |
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the...
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60 | 100 |
| x Silty Clay | 40 | 40 | 60 | ||
