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Sign in to savethumb|Soil types by clay, silt and sand composition as used by the United States Department of Agriculture
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- Classifications
- Use in farming
- Use in house construction
- See also
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thumb|Soil types by clay, silt and sand composition as used by the United States Department of Agriculture
Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 μm), silt (particle size > 2 μm), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size File:Michelau Fachwerkdetail.JPG|Loam with timber framing (Michelau in Oberfranken, Germany, 2007) File:000410 Lehmhütte in der Nähe von Baligród.JPG|House with loam ground floor (Baligród, Poland, 2012) File:Biesenthal eldest house from 1707 (1).jpg|Loam-timber-framed 1707 house, under restoration (Biesenthal, Germany, 2006) File:Djenné Moschee.jpg|Great Mosque of Djenné (Mali, 2004)
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