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  2. Silt - Wikipedia

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    Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water. Silt usually has a floury feel when dry, and lacks plasticity when wet. Silt can also be felt by the tongue as granular when placed on the front teeth (even when mixed with clay particles). Silt is a common material, making up 45% of average ...

  3. Soil texture - Wikipedia

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    A fourth term, loam, is used to describe equal properties of sand, silt, and clay in a soil sample, and lends to the naming of even more classifications, e.g. "clay loam" or "silt loam". Determining soil texture is often aided with the use of a soil texture triangle plot. [5] An example of a soil triangle is found on the right side of the page.

  4. 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)).

  5. Adobe - Wikipedia

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    Adobe wall (detail) in Bahillo, Palencia, Spain. Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico. Adobe walls separate urban gardens in Shiraz, Iran. Adobe ( / əˈdoʊbi / ⓘ ə-DOH-be; [1] Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick.

  6. Unified Soil Classification System - Wikipedia

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    The Unified Soil Classification System ( USCS) is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The classification system can be applied to most unconsolidated materials, and is represented by a two-letter symbol. Each letter is described below (with the exception of Pt ): If the ...

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    The wellness benefits of mindful eating are twofold, according to Lena Bakovic, RDN, of Top Nutrition Coaching. First: “Mindful eating practices can be beneficial to our bodies in the sense that ...

  8. Silt fence - Wikipedia

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    Silt fence. A silt fence, sometimes (misleadingly) called a "filter fence," [1] is a temporary sediment control device used on construction sites to protect water quality in nearby streams, rivers, lakes and seas from sediment (loose soil) in stormwater runoff. Silt fences are widely used on construction sites in North America and elsewhere ...

  9. Law Enforcement Fiance Bringing Home Kittens From Work ... - AOL

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    It might be boring, but at least it's tasty! It's hard to go wrong with leftover snacks, but one lucky fiancee named Brianna is regularly surprised with kittens and cats her soon-to-be husband ...