Soil Texture Soil classification is typically made based on the relative proport

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Soil Texture Soil classification is typically made based on the relative proportions of silt, sand and clay. Follow any two component percentages to find the nominal name for the soil type. For example, 30% sand, 30% clay and 40% silt: 100 80 70 60 silty 40clay elay loamyclay loam silty 30 sandy Yclay loam siltX loam 20 loam Asandy/ 7 loam sil oamy sandysandV ????????? Sand Separate, % COMPARISON OF PARTICLE SIZE SCALES Sieve Opening in saches U.S. Staadard Sieve Numbers GRAVEL SILT CLAY ?RAVEL SILTOR CLAY GRAVEL OR STONE SILT- CLAY Clay tiraln Size in Millineters

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1) already calculate, that is sandy loam.

2) 10, 83, 7 - it is silt

3) 20, 10, 70- it is clay

Soil texture worksheet

A) 42, 21, 37 - it is clay loam ( here 42+ 37= 79, 100-79 = 21 because addition of all should be 100%)

B) 27, 52, 21 - silt loam

C) 15, 35, 50 - clay

D) 64, 30, 6 - sandy loam

E) 50, 10.,40 - sandy clay

F) 36, 41, 23- loam

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