Soil Composition and Types

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What is clay?

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a stiff, fine grain typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming a layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried s, pottery,and baked to make brick and ceramics.

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what is sand

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sand forms when rocks break down from weathering and eroding over thousands and millions of years.

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what is silt

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fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.

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what is loam

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a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.