what is the colour, texture and size of particles in sand,clay and loam soil.
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what is the colour, texture and size of particles in sand,clay and loam soil.
Starting with the finest, clay particles are smaller than 0.002 mm in diameter. Some clay particles are so small that ordinary microscopes do not show them. Silt particles are from 0.002 to 0.05 mm in diameter. Sand ranges from 0.05 to 2.0 mm.Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 micrometres
Loam soils contain sand, silt and clay in such proportions that stickyness and non-adhesiveness are in balance - so the soils are mouldable but not sticky. Loams are the "friendliest" soils to cultivate.
The texture,colour,size of the soil are listed below
Color: Clayey soil has Dark brown type color
Sandy soil is yellowish-brown in color
Loam soil has brown or black color
texture: Clayey soil has clay like texture
sandy soil has small lumps and is rough
Loam soil is less sticky and less adhesive type soil
Size: Clayey soil has diffrent size of particles
Sand soil has small rough particles
loamy soil has smaller particles than clayey soil