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    This document discusses soil texture and the classification of soil particles according to size. Soil texture refers to the proportions of sand, silt, and clay in soil, which are classified based on particle size. Sand particles are the largest at 0.05-2.0 mm, followed by silt from 0.002-0.05 mm, and clay is the smallest at less than 0.002 mm. The USDA system further divides sand into very coarse, coarse, medium, fine, and very fine categories based on specific particle size ranges.

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    This document discusses soil texture and the classification of soil particles according to size. Soil texture refers to the proportions of sand, silt, and clay in soil, which are classified based on particle size. Sand particles are the largest at 0.05-2.0 mm, followed by silt from 0.002-0.05 mm, and clay is the smallest at less than 0.002 mm. The USDA system further divides sand into very coarse, coarse, medium, fine, and very fine categories based on specific particle size ranges.

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    Agronomy Essentials: UNDERSTANDING THE LAND/FIELD PREPARATION

    SOIL TEXTURE

    John Graveel
    Department of Agronomy
    Purdue University
    SOIL TEXTURE
    The proportions of different-sized
    mineral particles in soil:

    The relative amount of sand,


    silt, and clay present in the soil
    expressed as percentages
    How big are “Soil” particles?

     Soil particles Relative Sizes of Soil Separates


    are officially
    defined as TEXTURE
    those soil
    Sand Silt Clay
    mineral 2 - .05 .05 - .002 < .002
    particles that
    are < 2.0 mm.
     Larger
    particles (> 2
    mm) occur in
    soil but are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    classified as
    gravel and rock. 0 1 cm
    Classification of Soil Particles

    According to Their Size ---


    United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) System

    Sand Silt Clay


    2.0mm – 0.05mm 0.05mm – 0.002mm < 0.002mm

    Very Coarse 2.0 – 1.0 mm


    Coarse 1.0 – 0.5 mm
    Medium 0.5 – 0.25 mm
    Fine 0.25 – 0.10 mm
    Very Fine 0.10 – 0.05 mm

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