Table 1 The basic characteristics of the soil material in the Site of Yar City

From: Knowledge of earthen heritage deterioration in dry areas of China: salinity effect on the formation of cracked surface crust

Soil properties

Values

[78]

[79]

Specific gravity

2.700

2.719

Consistency limits (%)

  

 LL

30.0

34.0

 PL

19.0

22.4

Main minerals (%)

  

 Quartz

55.0

39.2

 Albite

16.0

34.9

 Orthoclase

10.0

18.3

 Clinochlore

9.0

 

 Calcite

8.0

 

 Montmorillonite

 

2.3

 Illite

 

2.1

 Kaolinite

 

2.0

Particle size distribution (%)

  

 Sand

4.4

7.5

 Silt

79.4

67.4

 Clay

16.2

25.1

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