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Record 1 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

[A] soil material that contains 7 to 20% clay, more than 52% sand, and the percentage of silt plus twice the percentage of clay is 30 or more; or less than 7% clay, less than 50% silt, and more than 43% sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Matériau du sol contenant soit 20 % ou moins d'argile, avec un pourcentage de limon plus deux fois celui de l'argile supérieur à 30, et 52 % ou plus de sable, soit moins de 7 % d'argile, moins de 50 % de limon et entre 43 % et 52 % de sable.

OBS

Au Canada, les pédologues ont retenu «limon» pour la fraction et «loam» pour le type de sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
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