friable sentence examples
- Friable sandy loam
( 10yr 4/6 dark yellow brown ) with various sized pebbles.
- The bones here were
very friable
whilst other long bones appeared reasonably strong.
- Experiments with fired clay and plaster stamps yielded similar problems to stone, and the plaster rapidly
became friable.
- Friable sandy silt
( 10yr 3/4 dark yellow brown ) with mixed stones.
- It contains a very high quartz and chert content, so that it is
extremely friable.
- Friable light gray sand
with many stones, including packing stones.
- This is because it can be heated and reheated more than 25 times before it becomes
too friable
to re-use.
- Friable sandy clay
( 7.5 yr 3/3 dark brown ) with more stones overlay this.
- These consist of layers of sand, silt and clay which are
quite friable, especially in certain weather conditions.
- Friable, well-drained soil
with plenty of organic matter incorporated is ideal.
- While quite cheap, a disadvantage is that its surface is
somewhat friable
and little particles rub off and get everywhere.
- Friable rock.
- Adding bulky organic matter builds a
highly friable, water-retentive and fertile soil.
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