Table: Summary of particle size analysis of 3 sample weathering profile

Manbazar - II profile
Weathered layer 3 (saprolite)
Sieve number (US standard) / Sieve size (mm) / Mass of soil
retained in each sieve (gm) / Percentage of mass
retained in each sieve / Cumulative percentage retained / Percent finer
4 / 4.75 / 66.22 / 66.3 / 66.38 / 33.62
6 / 3.35 / 12.4 / 12.41 / 78.79 / 21.21
10 / 2 / 8.32 / 8.33 / 87.12 / 12.88
18 / 1 / 4.9 / 4.91 / 92.03 / 7.97
80 / 0.18 / 1.68 / 1.68 / 93.71 / 6.29
170 / 0.09 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 96.41 / 3.59
Pan / Pan / 3.52 / 3.52 / 99.93 / 0.07
99.74
Weathered layer 2 (regolith)
4 / 4.75 / 58.18 / 58.29 / 58.29 / 41.71
6 / 3.35 / 11.96 / 11.98 / 70.27 / 29.73
10 / 2 / 5.99 / 6 / 76.27 / 23.73
18 / 1 / 5.79 / 5.8 / 82.07 / 17.93
80 / 0.18 / 3.3 / 3.31 / 85.38 / 14.62
170 / 0.09 / 11.95 / 11.97 / 97.35 / 2.65
Pan / Pan / 2.64 / 2.65 / 100 / 0
99.81
Weathered layer 1 (soil)
4 / 4.75 / 44.42 / 44.5 / 44.5 / 55.5
6 / 3.35 / 7.92 / 7.93 / 52.43 / 47.57
10 / 2 / 7.65 / 7.66 / 60.09 / 39.91
18 / 1 / 7.89 / 7.9 / 67.99 / 32.01
80 / 0.18 / 8.07 / 8.08 / 76.07 / 23.93
170 / 0.09 / 16.75 / 16.78 / 92.85 / 7.15
Pan / Pan / 7.12 / 7.13 / 99.98 / 0.02
99.82
Manbazar - I profile
Weathered layer 3 (saprolite)
Sieve number (US standard) / Sieve size (mm) / Mass of soil
retained in each sieve (gm) / Percentage of mass
retained in each sieve / Cumulative percentage retained / Percent finer
4 / 4.75 / 82.36 / 82.51 / 82.51 / 17.49
6 / 3.35 / 2.07 / 2.07 / 84.58 / 15.42
10 / 2 / 2.68 / 2.68 / 87.26 / 12.74
18 / 1 / 5.3 / 5.31 / 92.57 / 7.43
80 / 0.18 / 6.01 / 6.02 / 98.59 / 1.41
170 / 0.09 / 1.29 / 1.29 / 99.88 / 0.12
Pan / Pan / 0.11 / 0.11 / 99.99 / 0.01
99.82
Weathered layer 2 (regolith)
4 / 4.75 / 36.26 / 36.3 / 36.3 / 63.7
6 / 3.35 / 12.82 / 12.84 / 49.14 / 50.86
10 / 2 / 10.36 / 10.37 / 59.51 / 40.49
18 / 1 / 12.21 / 12.22 / 71.73 / 28.27
80 / 0.18 / 18.87 / 18.89 / 90.62 / 9.38
170 / 0.09 / 5.61 / 5.62 / 96.24 / 3.76
Pan / Pan / 3.75 / 3.75 / 99.99 / 0.01
99.88
Weathered layer 1 (soil)
4 / 4.75 / 21.59 / 21.63 / 21.63 / 78.37
6 / 3.35 / 13.38 / 13.41 / 35.04 / 64.96
10 / 2 / 10.42 / 10.44 / 45.48 / 54.52
18 / 1 / 13.01 / 13.03 / 58.51 / 41.49
80 / 0.18 / 26.84 / 26.89 / 85.4 / 14.6
170 / 0.09 / 10.27 / 10.29 / 95.69 / 4.31
Pan / Pan / 4.3 / 4.31 / 100 / 0
Banduan weathered profile
Weathered layer 4 (saprolite)
Sieve number (US standard) / Sieve size (mm) / Mass of soil
retained in each sieve (gm) / Percentage of mass
retained in each sieve / Cumulative percentage retained / Percent finer
4 / 4.75 / 59.61 / 59.69 / 59.69 / 40.31
6 / 3.35 / 12.93 / 12.95 / 72.64 / 27.36
10 / 2 / 8.39 / 8.4 / 81.04 / 18.96
18 / 1 / 4.98 / 4.99 / 86.03 / 13.97
80 / 0.18 / 1.52 / 1.52 / 87.55 / 12.45
170 / 0.09 / 10.21 / 10.22 / 97.77 / 2.23
Pan / Pan / 2.23 / 2.23 / 100 / 0
99.87 / 100
Weathered layer 3 (highly weathered saprolite)
4 / 4.75 / 54.72 / 54.82 / 54.82 / 45.18
6 / 3.35 / 12.51 / 12.53 / 67.35 / 32.65
10 / 2 / 8.71 / 8.72 / 76.07 / 23.93
18 / 1 / 5.93 / 5.94 / 82.01 / 17.99
80 / 0.18 / 3.54 / 3.55 / 85.56 / 14.44
170 / 0.09 / 10.87 / 10.89 / 96.45 / 3.55
Pan / Pan / 3.53 / 3.54 / 99.99 / 0.01
99.81
Weathered layer 2 (regolith)
4 / 4.75 / 43.57 / 43.65 / 43.65 / 56.35
6 / 3.35 / 8.63 / 8.65 / 52.3 / 47.7
10 / 2 / 7.82 / 7.83 / 60.13 / 39.87
18 / 1 / 6.93 / 6.94 / 67.07 / 32.93
80 / 0.18 / 9.61 / 9.63 / 76.7 / 23.3
170 / 0.09 / 16.85 / 16.88 / 93.58 / 6.42
Pan / Pan / 6.41 / 6.42 / 100 / 0
99.82
Weathered layer 1 (soil)
4 / 4.75 / 33.81 / 33.86 / 33.86 / 66.14
6 / 3.35 / 8.05 / 8.06 / 41.92 / 58.08
10 / 2 / 9.75 / 9.76 / 51.68 / 48.32
18 / 1 / 9.27 / 9.28 / 60.96 / 39.04
80 / 0.18 / 9.92 / 9.93 / 70.89 / 29.11
170 / 0.09 / 18.87 / 18.9 / 89.79 / 10.21
Pan / Pan / 10.18 / 10.2 / 99.99 / 0.01
99.85