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What should be the soil texture for a soil that is %8 sand, %32 clay, and %60 silt?

What should be the soil texture for a soil that is %8 sand, %32 clay, and %60 silt-example-1
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It could barely be another type of soil beside -silt-. The low sand percentage limits the possibilities, wether you locate within the 32% clay and 60% silt coordinates, sand lies very low, out of the scope of this coordinates. Thus, it will be silt.

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