Slot: soil texture measurement (soil_text_measure)

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.

URI: MIXS:0000335 Alias: soil_text_measure

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
SoilInterface	soil dh_interface	no

Properties

Range: String

Examples

Value
ite loam; 20% sand; 40% silt; 40% clay

Comments

Legacy MIxS slot removed from GSC MIxS v6.2.2. Retained for submission-schema compatibility.
Old MIxS used 'quantity value' range but this is clearly structured text, not a single quantity.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property	value
Expected_value	measurement value

Schema Source

from schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	MIXS:0000335
native	nmdc_sub_schema:soil_text_measure

LinkML Source

name: soil_text_measure
annotations:
  Expected_value:
    tag: Expected_value
    value: measurement value
description: 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.
title: soil texture measurement
comments:
- Legacy MIxS slot removed from GSC MIxS v6.2.2. Retained for submission-schema compatibility.
- Old MIxS used 'quantity value' range but this is clearly structured text, not a
  single quantity.
examples:
- value: ite loam; 20% sand; 40% silt; 40% clay
from_schema: https://example.com/nmdc_submission_schema
rank: 33
slot_uri: MIXS:0000335
alias: soil_text_measure
domain_of:
- SoilInterface
slot_group: mixs_section
range: string
multivalued: false