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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A group of rock and mineral particles in the soil, obtained in separation (as in mechanical analysis), having equivalent diameters less than 2 mm, and ranging between specified size limits (from "very coarse sand" to "clay").  5, record 1, English, - soil%20separate

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... fine and coarse soil fractions.  6, record 1, English, - soil%20separate

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The names and size limits of separates recognized by pedologists in Canada and the United States are: very coarse sand, 2.0 to 1.0 mm; coarse sand, 1.0 to 0.5 mm; medium sand, 0.5 to 0.25 mm; fine sand, 0.25 to 0.10 mm; very fine sand, 0.10 to 0.05 mm; silt, 0.05 to 0.002 mm; and clay, less than 0.002 mm. The separates recognized by the International Society of Soil Science are: 1. coarse sand, 2.0 to 0.2 mm; 2. fine sand, 0.2 to 0.02 mm; 3. silt, 0.02 to 0.002 mm; and 4. clay, less than 0.002 mm.  7, record 1, English, - soil%20separate

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The size limits of a fraction are not always expressed in units of linear measurement, but sometimes ... in more general, descriptive size designations (such as the clay fraction, the silt fraction, or the sand fraction).  8, record 1, English, - soil%20separate

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Fine-sand, medium-sand fraction.  9, record 1, English, - soil%20separate

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Particules minérales, de moins de 2,0 mm de diamètre équivalent, dont la taille s'échelonne dans des limites établies.  3, record 1, French, - fraction%20du%20sol

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Au Canada et aux États-Unis, les pédologues reconnaissent les noms et limites de taille des fractions du sol comme suit : sable très grossier, de 2,0 à 1,0 mm; sable grossier, de 1,0 à 0,5 mm; sable moyen, de 0,5 à 0,25 mm; sable fin, de 0,25 à 0,10 mm; sable très fin, de 0,10 à 0,05 mm; limon, de 0,05 à 0,002 mm; et argile, moins de 0,002 mm. Les fractions reconnues par la Société internationale de pédologie sont : 1. sable grossier, de 2,0 à 0,2 mm; 2. sable fin, de 0,2 à 0,02 mm; 3. limon, de 0,02 à 0,002 mm; 4. argile, moins de 0,002 mm.  3, record 1, French, - fraction%20du%20sol

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Fraction des sables fins, moyens.  4, record 1, French, - fraction%20du%20sol

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Partículas minerales inferiores a 2 mm. de diámetro comprendidas entre ciertos límites.  1, record 1, Spanish, - fracci%C3%B3n%20del%20suelo