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soil texture triangle (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/coolguides@lemmy.ca
 

Bonus Canadian edition:

Courtesy of @Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net and !soilscience@slrpnk.net

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the link is !soilscience@slrpnk.net

some info:

the equilateral triangle (US) one is confusing as fuck, if you're uninformed. Basically, start with two lines, and see where they take you (e.g., 30% clay, 40% sand). The third line tells you what the remaining percentage of the 3rd textural size is (e.g., in this case, silt).

In the Right angle Triangle (Canadian one) sand and clay to derive your texture. silt is implied (e.g., solve for 'x').

gravel gets counted later, and classified as coarse fragments.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't realize there was one unique size for gravel. I'd call gravel anything from slightly bigger than sand to bit smaller than a golf ball.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh, there's tons of different sizes for gravel and coarse fragments:

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right that's what I mean! Your first graph made it seem like there was just that one size. That table is super interesting thanks.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

Haha, check out my soil science community. There are rabbit holes (and pictures of holes!) A-plenty there