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PROFILE 76
Legend unit:
Soil classification:
Description:
Location:
Elevation:
Landform and slope:
Parent material:
Vegetation:
Drainage:
Soil:
Depth (cm)
0- 7
7- 16
16- 42
42-250
Am
Xanthic Ferralsol (FAO)
Typic Hapludox (Soil Taxonomy)
On 27-04-95 by Gerard Hazeu
About 4 km SE of Bityili village; 2°56'06 Nand 10°49'55 E
800 m
Mountains; upper slope 30%
Gneisses and/or diorite of the Precambrian shield
Forest
Well drained
Very deep, yellowish brown to strong brown clay
Hor.
Ah
BA
Bwsl
Bws2
Description
dark brown (7.5YRJ/3); clay; strong fine granular to subangular
bloc!,:y; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very
fine to fine roots; clear and smooth transition to
dark brown to brown (7.5YR4/3); clay; strong fine granular to
subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic;
common fine to medium roots; clear and smooth transition to
strong brown (7.5YR5/6); clay; moderate fine to medium
subangular bloc!,:y; friable, slightly stick), and slightly plastic; few
to common, fine to medium roots; diffuse and smooth transition
to
strong brown (7.5YR517); clay; very few «5%) fine faint diffuse
5YR5/8 mottles; moderate, fine to medium subangular blocky;
friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine to fine
roots.
Horizon Depth (cm)
Profile 76
Particle size distribution
% of fine earth; in J.lm
pH