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A soil sample has the following size distribution; 4 to 2mm = 17%, 2 to 0.05 mm = 12%, 0.5 to 0.005 mm = 22% 0.005 to 0.002 mm = 10% <0.002 mm = 39% what are the percentages of clay, silt, and sand? Using USDA calssification what is the modifier and tetural classification

A soil sample has the following size distribution; 4 to 2mm = 17%, 2 to 0.05 mm = 12%, 0.5 to 0.005 mm = 22% 0.005 to 0.002 mm = 10% <0.002 mm = 39% what are the percentages of clay, silt, and sand? Using USDA calssification what is the modifier and tetural classification

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A soil sample has the following size distribution;

4 to 2mm = 17%,

2 to 0.05 mm = 12%,

0.5 to 0.005 mm = 22%

0.005 to 0.002 mm = 10%

<0.002 mm = 39%

what are the percentages of clay, silt, and sand? Using USDA calssification what is the modifier and tetural classification 

Exercise Table 4.1 Rock Type Basalt Syenite Gabbro Gneiss Dolomite Arkose Minerals Present Muscovite, quartz (with schistosity) Weathering Conditions Humid Arid Arid Humid, tropical Arid Arid Products Clay minerals and iron oxide
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise Table 4.1 Rock Type Basalt Syenite Gabbro Gneiss Dolomite Arkose Minerals Present Muscovite, quartz (with schistosity) Weathering Conditions Humid Arid Arid Humid, tropical Arid Arid Products Clay minerals and iron oxide
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