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Black soil has been used for the pitch at Ranchi, and Singh said that such a pitch is usually rich in clay that has Kaolinite, a mineral that helps keep the pitch from crumbling.

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If the clay layer is 50 percent or more (or significantly higher than the other two layers), the soil is too clayish. An ideal “loam” soil is 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, and 20 percent clay.

Black Soil pitch: A black soil wicket is made up of higher clay content, which helps the pitch to absorb more water, and the pitch usually remains intact for a longer time.

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World’s largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what? Soil flows up a conveyor belt 60 feet to the top of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills on Monday.

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