loamy coarse sand

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• Antigo (soil) — Antigo soil profile Surface layer: dark grayish brown silt loam Subsurface layer: brown silt loam Subsoil upper: dark yellowish brown brown silt loam Subsoil lower: dark yellowish brown loam brown very gravellysandy loam Substratum: brown,… …   Wikipedia

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