| − | '''Loam''' is a mixture of [[gravel]], sand, [[silt]], and [[clay]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> | + | '''Loam''' is a mixture of sand and [[silt]] is roughly equal proportions, and lesser quantities of [[clay]] and sometimes [[gravel]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref><ref>"loam." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Britannica Academic. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 06 Jun. 2016. <http://0-academic.eb.com.www.consuls.org/EBchecked/topic/712881/loam>.</ref> |