The Australian National Groundwater Data Transfer Standard

Unified soil classification Domain for unified soil classification DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity               References               ASTM D2487-93 1993, Standard classification of soils for engineering purposes (Unified Soil Classification System). American Society for Testing and Materials               Qualifier 1:               Qualifier 2:               Note:               Attribute Code Parent Category Synonyms Description Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 unified_soil_class CL   lean clay   lean clay     unified_soil_class (CL)s   lean clay with sand   lean clay with sand     unified_soil_class (CL)g   lean clay with gravel   lean clay with gravel     unified_soil_class s(CL)   sandy lean clay   sandy lean clay     unified_soil_class s(CL)g   sandy lean clay with gravel   sandy lean clay with gravel     unified_soil_class g(CL)   gravelly lean clay   gravelly lean clay     unified_soil_class g(CL)s   gravelly lean clay with sand   gravelly lean clay with sand     unified_soil_class CL-ML   silty clay   silty clay     unified_soil_class (CL-ML)s   silty clay with sand   silty clay with sand     unified_soil_class (CL-ML)g   silty clay with gravel   silty clay with gravel     unified_soil_class s(CL-ML)   sandy silty clay   sandy silty clay     unified_soil_class s(CL-ML)g   sandy silty clay with gravel   sandy silty clay with gravel     unified_soil_class g(CL-ML)   gravelly silty clay   gravelly silty clay     unified_soil_class g(CL-ML)s   gravelly silty clay with sand   gravelly silty clay with sand     unified_soil_class ML   silt   silt     unified_soil_class (ML)s   silt with sand   silt with sand     unified_soil_class (ML)g   silt with gravel   silt with gravel     unified_soil_class s(ML)   sandy silt   sandy silt     unified_soil_class s(ML)g   sandy silt with gravel   sandy silt with gravel     unified_soil_class g(ML)   gravelly silt   gravelly silt     unified_soil_class g(ML)s   gravelly silt with sand   gravelly silt with sand     unified_soil_class CH   fat clay   fat clay     unified_soil_class (CH)s   fat clay with sand   fat clay with sand     unified_soil_class (CH)g   fat clay with gravel   fat clay with gravel     unified_soil_class s(CH)   sandy fat clay   sandy fat clay     unified_soil_class s(CH)g   sandy fat clay with gravel   sandy fat clay with gravel     unified_soil_class g(CH)   gravelly fat clay   gravelly fat clay     unified_soil_class g(CH)s   gravelly fat clay with sand   gravelly fat clay with sand     unified_soil_class MH   elastic silt   elastic silt     unified_soil_class (MH)s   elastic silt with sand   elastic silt with sand     unified_soil_class (MH)g   elastic silt with gravel   elastic silt with gravel     unified_soil_class s(MH)   sandy elastic silt   sandy elastic silt     unified_soil_class s(MH)g   sandy elastic silt with gravel   sandy elastic silt with gravel     unified_soil_class g(MH)   gravelly elastic silt   gravelly elastic silt     unified_soil_class g(MH)s   gravelly elastic silt with sand   gravelly elastic silt with sand     unified_soil_class OH   elastic organic clay/silt   elastic organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class (OH)s   elastic organic clay/silt with sand   elastic organic clay/silt with sand     unified_soil_class (OH)g   elastic organic clay/silt with gravel   elastic organic clay/silt with gravel     unified_soil_class s(OH)   elastic sandy organic clay/silt   elastic sandy organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class s(OH)g   sandy elastic organic clay/silt with gravel   sandy elastic organic clay/silt with gravel     unified_soil_class g(OH)   gravelly organic clay/silt   gravelly organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class g(OH)s   gravelly organic clay/silt with sand   gravelly organic clay/silt with sand     unified_soil_class PT   peat   peat     unified_soil_class OL   organic clay/silt   organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class (OL)s   organic clay/silt with sand   organic clay/silt with sand     unified_soil_class (OL)g   organic clay/silt with gravel   organic clay/silt with gravel     unified_soil_class s(OL)   sandy organic clay/silt   sandy organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class s(OL)g   sandy organic clay/silt with gravel   sandy organic clay/silt with gravel     unified_soil_class g(OL)   gravelly organic clay/silt   gravelly organic clay/silt     unified_soil_class g(OL)s   gravelly organic clay/silt with sand   gravelly organic clay/silt with sand     unified_soil_class GW   well graded gravel   well graded gravel     unified_soil_class (GW)s   well graded gravel with sand   well graded gravel with sand     unified_soil_class GW-GM   well graded gravel with silt   well graded gravel with silt     unified_soil_class (GW-GM)s   well graded gravel with silt and sand   well graded gravel with silt and sand     unified_soil_class GW-GC   well graded gravel with clay   well graded gravel with clay     unified_soil_class (GW-GC)s   well graded gravel with clay and sand   well graded gravel with clay and sand     unified_soil_class GP-GM   poorly graded gravel with silt   poorly graded gravel with silt     unified_soil_class (GP-GM)s   poorly graded gravel with silt and sand   poorly graded gravel with silt and sand     unified_soil_class GP-GC   poorly graded gravel with clay   poorly graded gravel with clay     unified_soil_class (GP-GC)s   poorly graded gravel with clay and sand   poorly graded gravel with clay and sand     unified_soil_class GP   poorly graded gravel   poorly graded gravel     unified_soil_class (GP)s   poorly graded gravel with sand   poorly graded gravel with sand     unified_soil_class GM   silty gravel   silty gravel     unified_soil_class (GM)s   silty gravel with sand   silty gravel with sand     unified_soil_class GC   clayey gravel   clayey gravel     unified_soil_class (GC)s   clayey gravel with sand   clayey gravel with sand     unified_soil_class GC-GM   silty, clayey gravel   silty, clayey gravel     unified_soil_class (GC-GM)s   silty,clayey gravel with sand   silty,clayey gravel with sand     unified_soil_class SW   well graded sand   well graded sand     unified_soil_class (SW)g   well graded sand with gravel   well graded sand with gravel     unified_soil_class SP   poorly graded sand   poorly graded sand     unified_soil_class (SP)g   poorly graded sand with gravel   poorly graded sand with gravel     unified_soil_class SW-SM   well graded sand with silt   well graded sand with silt     unified_soil_class (SW-SM)g   well graded sand with silt and gravel   well graded sand with silt and gravel     unified_soil_class SW-SC   well graded sand with clay   well graded sand with clay     unified_soil_class (SW-SC)g   well graded sand with clay and gravel   well graded sand with clay and gravel     unified_soil_class SP-SM   poorly graded sand with silt   poorly graded sand with silt     unified_soil_class (SP-SM)g   poorly graded sand with silt and gravel   poorly graded sand with silt and gravel     unified_soil_class SP-SC   poorly graded sand with clay   poorly graded sand with clay     unified_soil_class (SP-SC)g   poorly graded sand with clay and gravel   poorly graded sand with clay and gravel     unified_soil_class SM   silty sand   silty sand     unified_soil_class (SM)g   silty sand with gravel   silty sand with gravel     unified_soil_class SC   clayey sand   clayey sand     unified_soil_class (SC)g   clayey sand with gravel   clayey sand with gravel     unified_soil_class SC-SM   silty, clayey sand   silty, clayey sand     unified_soil_class (SC-SM)g   silty, clayey sand with gravel   silty, clayey sand with gravel     unified_soil_class UNK   unknown   USC is unknown

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