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sand |
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This definition is intentionally ambiguous to support the multiple thresholds set by different authorities. Some authorities consider as sands soil material that contains 85% or more sand; the percentage of silt plus 1.5 times the percentage of clay does not exceed 15. coarse sand (sable grossier) 25% or more very coarse and coarse sand, and less than 50% any other one grade of sand. Particulate environmental material which is composed primarily of particles of sand with only minor proportions of other substances. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000017 |
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This definition is intentionally ambiguous to support the multiple thresholds set by different authorities. Some authorities consider as sands soil material that contains 85% or more sand; the percentage of silt plus 1.5 times the percentage of clay does not exceed 15. coarse sand (sable grossier) 25% or more very coarse and coarse sand, and less than 50% any other one grade of sand. |
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EcoLexicon:sand SWEETRealm:Sand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand LTER:484 |
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Particulate environmental material which is composed primarily of particles of sand with only minor proportions of other substances. |
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| editor note |
Do not oversimplify the particulate environmental material subclasses with design patterns or similar. The materials have properties that their components do not - write full definitions including these where possible. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000984 |
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sand |
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ENVO:01000017 |
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sand |
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