Soil Texture

Soil is distinguished by particle size. Larger particals are considered sand, medium sized particles are siltd, and the smallest particles are considered clay. The diagram below shows you how much of each partcle you have in a specific type of soil. For example: Sandy clay has 50% sand, 10% silt, and 40% clay.

12 Soil Orders of the World

Here's a link to the description of each of the soild: http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/doc/siteprofile/acebasin/html/envicond/soil/sltax.htm

The soil type most commonly found in GA is Ultisol. http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders/ultisols.html

 

 

The picture above is a Munsell Soil color chart.

The picture below is of the soil layers.