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PROFILE 132
Legend unit: Bh2
Soil classification: Acri-xanthic Ferralsol (FAO)
Typic Kandiudox (Soil Taxonomy)
Description:
On 16-06-95 by Gerard Hazeu
Location:
About 300 m N of Mebanga village; Z048'64 Nand 10°37'87 10°37'87 E
Elevation:
540 540 m
Landfoml and slope: Complex of hills; middle slope 25%
Parent material: Gneisses of the Precambrian shield
Vegetation:
Secondary forest
Drainage:
Well drained
Soil:
Very deep, yellowish brown to strong brown clay
Depth (cm)
0- 5
5- 12
12- 12- 27
27- 84
84-122 84-122
122-190 122-190
Ilor.
Description
Ah dark yellowish brown (lOYR3/4); sandy clay; weak to moderate, very fine
to fine crumb to subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and and slightly
plastic; many very fine to fine roots; clear and smooth transition to
BA dark yellowish brown (lOYR3/6); clay; weak to moderate, very fine to fine
sub angular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few to many,
very fine to fine line roots; clear and smooth transition to
Bwsl strong brown (7.5YR517); clay; weak to moderate, very fine to fine
sub angular blocky; friable, slightly stick), and slightly plastic; patchy thick
clay cutans; few fine to medium roots; gradual and smooth transition to
Bws2 strong brown (7.5YR5/8); clay; weak to moderate, very fine to fine
subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; patchy thick
clay cutans; very few to few, very fine to fine roots; diffuse and smooth
transition to
Bws3 strong brown (7.5YR5/8); clay; very few «5%) fine fine faint diffuse 5YR5/6
mottles; mottles; weak very fine to fine fine subangular blocky; friable, slightly slightly sticky
and slightly plastic; patchy thick clay cutans; very few very fine to fine
roots; diffuse and smooth transition to
Bws4 strong brown (7.5YR5/8); (7.5YR5/8); clay; many fine faint diffuse 2.5YR5/6 mottles;
very few «2%) very fine fresh gravels; weak very fine to fine subangular
blocky; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very few very fine to
fine roots.
Horizon
Ah
BA
Bwsl
Bws2
Bws3
Bws4
Horizon
Ah
BA
Bwsl
Bws2
Bws3
Bws4
Horizon
Ah
BA
Bwsl
Bws2
Bws3
Bws4
Depth (cm)
Profile 132
Particle size distribution
% of fine earth; in Ilm
pH