texture

the relative proportion of different grain sizes of mineral particles in a soil, as described using a standard system; express as % sand (50 um to 2 mm), silt (2 um to 50 um), and clay (<2 um) with textural name (e.g., silty clay loam) optional.

MIxS term

This term is part of the Minimum Information about any Sequence (MIxS) standard.

Identifier: https://w3id.org/mixs/0000335

Unit
% sand/silt/clay

Used in packages

Level	Package	Requirement
Sample	soil	optional
Sample	Plant Sample Checklist	optional