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SOILS GEAR FOR SALE by MEMBERS
Soil Texture Kits *Now Available*
ISCA Soil Texture Kit - contains 12 texture samples, a data sheet, a plotted texture triangle, a blank texture triangle, a flowchart, quiz sheets, and a sand gauge card. All samples were collected in Illinois and represent common soil textures and parent materials of the state. Each texture was sampled and processed by the Illinois Soil Classifiers Association. The samples were analyzed using the pipet method for mechanical analysis by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service National Soil Survey Laboratory in Lincoln, NE. There are multiples of a few texture classes, generally of different parent materials. There are also a couple missing texture classes. View the chart and the picture of the Textural Triangle below to see what samples are included in the kit. ISCA is working to obtain the remaining texture classes. In the meantime, please use the multiples to identify slight changes within classes. There are approximately 8 ounces (by volume) of each sample, but the amount is not precise and may be somewhat variable.
Some of the samples are near the boundary between different texture classes. For example, one of the samples is a silt loam that is very near to silty clay loam. Using this known sample you can then determine any unknown sample that is lighter in clay to be silt loam and any that is slightly heavier in clay to be silty clay loam.
The data sheet included with this kit includes the particle size analysis for each sample. The plotted texture triangle shows the ‘location’ of each sample on the texture triangle. A blank triangle, a flow chart, and quiz sheets are included in the kit to help determine texture. The included sand gauge shows the physical differences between silt and very fine, fine, medium, coarse, and very coarse sand. The cost for the kit is $250.00, which includes shipping and handling. The kit is only available for addresses in the United States. Use the Request Form and then the Button below to purchase with a credit card or Pay Pal. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for the Texture Kit to arrive.
If you have any questions regarding this kit please contact: webmaster@illinoissoils.org You must do both: Send the Request Form AND use the Buy Now Button to complete the purchase.
Some of the samples are near the boundary between different texture classes. For example, one of the samples is a silt loam that is very near to silty clay loam. Using this known sample you can then determine any unknown sample that is lighter in clay to be silt loam and any that is slightly heavier in clay to be silty clay loam.
The data sheet included with this kit includes the particle size analysis for each sample. The plotted texture triangle shows the ‘location’ of each sample on the texture triangle. A blank triangle, a flow chart, and quiz sheets are included in the kit to help determine texture. The included sand gauge shows the physical differences between silt and very fine, fine, medium, coarse, and very coarse sand. The cost for the kit is $250.00, which includes shipping and handling. The kit is only available for addresses in the United States. Use the Request Form and then the Button below to purchase with a credit card or Pay Pal. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for the Texture Kit to arrive.
If you have any questions regarding this kit please contact: webmaster@illinoissoils.org You must do both: Send the Request Form AND use the Buy Now Button to complete the purchase.
Request Form for Soil Texture Kit
Giddings Probe
$500 - For more information, contact Eddie at Evans Motors in Pittsburg, KS
620-308-6655 or 620-249-9944 (cell)
