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CLAY-SIZE PARTICLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

As a particle-size term: a size fraction less than 0.002 mm in equivalent diameter, or some other limit (Glossary of terms in Soil Science - Agriculture Canada - at clay).

OBS

Clay-size particles are smaller than 1/246 mm in diameter [and] they feel smoth and slick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Élément inférieur à 2 microns.

OBS

On emploie souvent le terme «argile» au lieu de colloïdes minéraux, mais ce terme prête à confusion.

Spanish

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