Enter Your Data Into The Yellow Highlighted Cells: Sand Clay Silt USDA Texture

The document contains soil texture analysis results for 4 soil samples. Sample 1 is 50.64% sand, 11.61% clay, and 37.75% silt, classified as a loam. Samples 2-4 are all 100% silt and classified as silt. The document also includes detailed breakdowns of particle size for samples 1-4 and soil texture classification formulas and categories.

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Enter Your Data Into The Yellow Highlighted Cells: Sand Clay Silt USDA Texture

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Enter your data into the yellow highlighted cells Password = Texture

Sand Clay Silt USDA

% Sand 1 50.64% %Clay 1 11.61% % Silt 1 37.75% LO
% Sand 2 0.00% %Clay 2 0.00% % Silt 2 100.00% S
% Sand 3 0.00% %Clay 3 0.00% % Silt 3 100.00% S
% Sand 4 0.00% %Clay 4 0.00% % Silt 4 100.00% S

Optional Sand 1 Soil Texture Triangle

% Very Coarse 0.00%
% Coarse 0.00%
% Medium 0.00%
% Fine 0.00%
% Very Fine 0.00%

Optional Sand 2
% Very Coarse 0.00%
% Coarse 0.00% 0.509 0.260
% Medium 0.00% 1.095 0.145
% Fine 0.00% 1.095 0.145
% Very Fine 0.00% 1.095 0.145

Optional Sand 3
% Very Coarse 0.00% 0.525
% Coarse 0.00% 1.04
% Medium 0.00%
% Fine 0.00%
% Very Fine 0.00%

Optional Sand 4
% Very Coarse 0.00%
% Coarse 0.00%
% Medium 0.00%
% Fine 0.00%
% Very Fine 0.00%
Password = Texture

USDA Texture
LOAM
SILT
SILT
SILT

Triangle
Basics
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4

Sand
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Loam Sand
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Sand Loam
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Basics
((silt + 1.5*clay) < 15)
((silt + 1.5*clay >= 15) && (silt + 2*clay < 30))
((clay >= 7 && clay < 20) && (sand > 52) && ((silt + 2*clay) >= 30) || (clay < 7 && silt < 50 && (silt+2*clay)>=30))
((clay >= 7 && clay < 27) && (silt >= 28 && silt < 50) && (sand <= 52))
((silt >= 50 && (clay >= 12 && clay < 27)) || ((silt >= 50 && silt < 80) && clay < 12))
(silt >= 80 && clay < 12)
((clay >= 20 && clay < 35) && (silt < 28) && (sand > 45))
((clay >= 27 && clay < 40) && (sand > 20 && sand <= 45))
((clay >= 27 && clay < 40) && (sand <= 20))
(clay >= 35 && sand > 45)
(clay >= 40 && silt >= 40)
(clay >= 40 && sand <= 45 && silt < 40)

Sand
vcscs >= 25 && ms < 50 && fs < 50 && vfs < 50
vcscsms >= 25 && vcscs < 25 && fs < 50 && vfs < 50
ms >= 50 && vcscs >= 25
fs >= 50 && fs > vfs
vcscsms < 25 && vfs < 50
vfs >= 50

Loam Sand
vcscs >= 25 && ms < 50 && fs < 50 && vfs < 50
vcscsms >= 25 && vcscs < 25 && fs < 50 && vfs < 50
ms >= 50 && vcscs >= 25
fs >= 50
vcscsms < 25 && vfs < 50
vfs >= 50

Sand Loam
vcscs >= 25 && ms < 50 && fs < 50 && vfs < 50
vcscsms >= 30 && vfs >= 30 && vfs < 50
vcscsms >= 30 && vcscs < 25 && fs < 30 && vfs < 30
vcscsms <= 15 && fs < 30 && vfs < 30 && fsvfs < 40
vcscs >= 25 && ms >= 50
fs >= 30 && vfs < 30 && vcscs < 25
vcscsms >= 15 && vcscsms < 30 && vcscs < 25
fsvfs >= 40 && fs >= vfs && vcscsms <= 15
vcscs >= 25 && fs >= 50
vfs >= 30 && vcscsms < 15 && vfs > fs
fsvfs >= 40 && vfs > fs && vcscsms < 15
vcscs >= 25 && vfs >= 50
vcscsms >= 30 && vfs >= 50
Basics
SAND 0
LOAMY SAND 0
SANDY LOAM 0
LOAM 0
SILT LOAM 0
SILT 6
SANDY CLAY LOAM 0
CLAY LOAM 0
SILTY CLAY LOAM 0
SANDY CLAY 0
SILTY CLAY 0
CLAY 0
6

Sand
COARSE SAND 0
SAND 0
SAND 0
FINE SAND 0
FINE SAND 5
VERY FINE SAND 0
6

Loam Sand
LOAMY COARSE SAND 0
LOAMY SAND 0
LOAMY SAND 0
LOAMY FINE SAND 0
LOAMY FINE SAND 5
LOAMY VERY FINE SAND 0
6

Sand Loam
COARSE SANDY LOAM 0
COARSE SANDY LOAM 0
SANDY LOAM 0
SANDY LOAM 4
SANDY LOAM 0
FINE SANDY LOAM 0
FINE SANDY LOAM 0
FINE SANDY LOAM 0
FINE SANDY LOAM 0
VERY FINE SANDY LOAM 0
VERY FINE SANDY LOAM 0
VERY FINE SANDY LOAM 0
VERY FINE SANDY LOAM 0
5
Basics
((silt + 1.5*clay) < 15)
((silt + 1.5*clay >= 15) && (silt + 2*clay < 30))
((clay >= 7 && clay < 20) && (sand > 52) && ((silt + 2*clay) >= 30) || (clay < 7 && silt < 50 && (silt+2*clay)>=30))
((clay >= 7 && clay < 27) && (silt >= 28 && silt < 50) && (sand <= 52))
((silt >= 50 && (clay >= 12 && clay < 27)) || ((silt >= 50 && silt < 80) && clay < 12))
(silt >= 80 && clay < 12)
((clay >= 20 && clay < 35) && (silt < 28) && (sand > 45))
((clay >= 27 && clay < 40) && (sand > 20 && sand <= 45))
((clay >= 27 && clay < 40) && (sand <= 20))
(clay >= 35 && sand > 45)
(clay >= 40 && silt >= 40)
(clay >= 40 && sand <= 45 && silt < 40)