• WaterWaiver
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    1 年前

    That’s compacted soil pellets, not solid stone, right? I can see the strings/root penetrating each clump.

    Build a railroad on it.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netOPM
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      1 年前

      Yeah that’s right.

      Compacted implies anthropogenic compaction to a soil scientist though. These are soil aggregates with structure, and are naturally forming through pedogenic processes.

      Structure occurs primarily through the shrink-swell of clay as it wets and dries or through freeze-thaw cycles.