Question
This material contained the first-discovered piscivorous theropod, Baryonyx, at a "Smokejack" site in the Low Weald. It's not a metal, but this material is both abundant in the B horizon and leached, alongside organic matter, out of the E horizon. This material consists of hydrous aluminum phyllosilicates, which form when feldspars weather via hydrolysis. This non-sand material has a "quick" type and appears atop a (*) "texture triangle." Minerals that make up this material, like smectite and kaolinite, are the main components of shale. This material consists of two-micrometer grains, making it finer than silt. For 10 points, name this high-plasticity soil component that hardens at high temperatures. ■END■
ANSWER: clay [accept quick clay or clay minerals]
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Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 83% | 12% | 0% | 91.97 |