Organic Soils And Peats

(Section 41.4.6 BS 5930) Field

Particle
Organic Identification Of
Term Structure Soil Type Size
Content Typical Consistency For
Term (mm)
(% By Colour Peats
Weight)
Slightly
Organic Clay or 2-5 Grey ORGANIC
Firm Fibres already
Silt Fibrous CLAY SILT Varies
compressed together.
Slightly or SAND
1-3 As mineral
ganic Sand
Organic Clay or

Organic soils
5-10 Dark grey Very compressible and Plant remains recognizable and
Silt Spongy
open structure. retains some strength
Organic Sand 3-5 Dark grey
Very Organic PEATS Varies
Amorghous:
>10 Black Can be moulded in
Clay or Silt Plastic Recognisable plant remains
hand and smears on
Very Organic absent.
>5 Black fingers
Sand