Is this coarse clay?

[edwardyeeks]

I got this 'soil' from a construction site near my house. Is it course clay? It feels like plasticene, yet it crumbles too. Plus it feels 'course'

The 'soil' was rather compressed since the area where I collected the 'soil' from was already flattened and hard. But I dug my way through.....

And of course, I asked permission of the workers there. They stared at me as if i was weird and said ok.

Thanks in advance for helping and I would appreciate any help from anyone of what to do with the 'soil' if it is course clay. I may be getting northiana soon.

Cheers

[kentosaurs]

Hi Ed

Well i duno if that is or not but i can imagine you asking those workers looking at you lol........(Maybe see you so tall ler..)

Ken

[Aliamyz]

Well the workers don't know Edward's age.It looks like course soil.

[Amelie.Poulain]

Kids, it's COARSE clay! Course is totally something else!

[Amelie.Poulain]

Btw, yes that's coarse clay, but do make sure you flush it well, we don't know what has contaminated the clay!

[edwardyeeks]

Ok, argh, my spelling mistake! Coarse!!! okok, my fault. I spelled couse clay instead of coarse clay.

Yippee!!! Which means I can go and scavenge more!!!

Cheers

[Robert]

Edward, you don't have to dig into the ground to collect the coarse clay. It occured after a heavy downpour on disturb road banks, construction site, etc. The finer soluble clay will be washed away leaving behind the coarse ones as deposits on the ground surface.

[edwardyeeks]

Well......the place I got the coarse clay was already flattened. The ground was rock hard and most of the soil surface was other kind of sediment. So I just dig a little and I found coarse clay, Robert.

Thanks for helping all of you. Am I suppose to wash it thoroughly? I did wash it, but I realised that the clay eroded and got washed away. Now I am only left with three quarters of the amount that I collected .

Cheers

[kentosaurs]

Oops? unlucky....Anyways the place i thought i wanted to dig seems a little to bushy and i don't think its really worth going to the bush with stuff in it just for some clay :D To many ferns and bush covering it.

Ken

[edwardyeeks]

Well, Kenneth my area is completely clear.

Coarse clay looks all fine to me.

Cheers