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  2. Loam - Wikipedia

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    Soil types by clay, silt and sand composition as used by the United States Department of Agriculture. Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 micrometres (0.0025 in)), silt (particle size > 2 micrometres (7.9 × 10 −5 in)), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 micrometres (7.9 × 10 −5 in)).

  3. Geology of Surrey - Wikipedia

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    South, but not beyond the North Downs and to the south of the Greensand Ridge is slowly permeable loamy/clayey slightly acid but base-rich soil forming a 3–4-mile-wide (5–6 km) band from Ewell and Claygate through Leatherhead, Little Bookham, the north side of Guildford to Farnham, whereas South of the Greensand is some 20–15 miles (30 ...

  4. Western Weald - Wikipedia

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    Six soil condition types have been identified by the National Soils Map, the most widespread being slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base-rich, loamy and clayey soils which have moderate natural fertility and impeded drainage. Where groundwater levels are high, a wet low fertility variant of the first type occurs.

  5. Physical properties of soil - Wikipedia

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    Clayey soil, due to its differential drying rate with respect to the surface, will induce horizontal cracks, reducing columns to blocky peds. [30] Roots, rodents, worms, and freezing-thawing cycles further break the peds into smaller peds of a more or less spherical shape. [22]

  6. Clay - Wikipedia

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    Clay soils are generally less suitable for crops due to poor natural drainage, however clay soils are more fertile, due to higher cation-exchange capacity. [9] [10] Clay is a very common substance. Shale, formed largely from clay, is the most common sedimentary rock. [11]

  7. Soil texture - Wikipedia

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    Soil texture is a classification instrument used both in the field and laboratory to determine soil classes based on their physical texture. Soil texture can be determined using qualitative methods such as texture by feel, and quantitative methods such as the hydrometer method based on Stokes' law .

  8. USDA soil taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    A soil family category is a group of soils within a subgroup and describes the physical and chemical properties which affect the response of soil to agricultural management and engineering applications. The principal characteristics used to differentiate soil families include texture, mineralogy, pH, permeability, structure, consistency, the ...

  9. Southeastern Plains (ecoregion) - Wikipedia

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    Many of the droughty, low-nutrient soils formed in thick beds of sand, although soils in some areas contain more loamy and clayey horizons. On the drier sites, turkey oak and longleaf pine are dominant, while shortleaf-loblolly pine forests and other oak-pine forests are common throughout the region. [4]

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