Textural pedofeatures are important because they porvide a record of current and past eluviation-illuviation processes. UNiform clay without inclusions of micro-particles. Clay containing numerous contrasted particles of fine silt-size. Mica flakes between crossed polarizers can be seen but quartz particles less so because of their lower birefringence. Consisting of silt-sized particles.
Further subdivision is possible into fine, medium and coarse silt-sized material.
It should be noted whether the grains are coated with clay or whether bare. Consisting of sand-size grains. Further subdivision is possible as for silt above. Teh class can be subdivided into silty clay where some silt grains are disposed throughout a clayey mass and clayey silt in which the silt fraction is dominant but more clay is present than just as coats. Depletion Pedofeatures are pedofeatures arising from the loss of components, other than textural ones, compared with the adjacent matrix.