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Nature of Soil Separates: Physical, Mineralogical and Chemical

After reading this article you will learn about the physical, mineralogical and chemical nature of soil separates. Physical Nature of Soil Separates: Soil separates consist of stones, gravels, sands, silts and clays. Their nature is described briefly. (i) Stone, Gravel and Sands (Coarse Fragments): Stones and gravels range in size from 2 mm upward and may be almost rounded, irregularly [...]

By Shreeja D|2016-07-20T07:51:54+00:00July 20, 2016|Soil|Comments Off

Soil Separates: Classification and Characteristics

After reading this article you will learn about classification and characteristics of soil separates. Classification of Soil Separates: There are a number of systems of naming soil separates. They are: (a) The American system developed by U.S.D.A. (b) The English system, and (c) The International system. The international system which is commonly followed in India is given in the Table [...]

By Indrajit|2016-06-09T08:06:37+00:00June 9, 2016|Soil|Comments Off