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Reference soil Malaysia 01: Orthic Ferralsol
MY001
Distribution of Ferralsols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)
Reference soil MY001: Orthic Ferralsols
Classification
FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1974Orthic Ferralsol
Local classification:
Prang series
Other classification
USDA-SCS (1975)
Haplorthox udic clayey kaolinitic isohyperthermic
Parent material
Kind 1 (parent material) ; Parker (eds), 1984
metamorphic/sedimentary rock
Land use
Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site
(semi-)natural vegetation
Major vegetation type; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
woodland
Physiography
Altitude
500m
Physiographic Unit
slope
Regional landform; McDonald, R.C., Isbell, R.F. et all, 1984; Australian soil and land survey Field Handbook, Inkata Press, Melbourne.
hill
Slope
10%
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
rolling
Hydrology and drainage
Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description
well
Kind of ground water table (USDA, 1979)
no groundwater table observed
Moist From - To
0-150cm
Surface characteristics
Evidence of alkali ; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951
non-alkaline
Evidence of salt; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951
non-saline
Physical characteristics
Particle size distribution
Depth (cm)
Gravel % v/v
very coarse sand % w/w
coarse sand % w/w
medium sand % w/w
fine sand % w/w
very fine sand % w/w
Total sand % w/w
coarse silt % w/w
fine silt % w/w
Total silt % w/w
Clay % w/w
0-13
-
1.2
3.2
5.7
6.6
2.3
19
3.2
8.5
11.7
69.2
13-42
-
1.6
2.9
5.1
6.1
1.9
17.6
4.5
7.2
11.7
70.7
42-97
-
1.8
2.9
5
5.8
1.4
16.9
4.1
7.8
11.9
71.2
97-170
-
1.6
2.8
4.7
5.9
2.1
17.1
4
7.5
11.5
71.4
170-220
-
2.3
3.1
4.9
5.4
2
17.7
4
6.9
10.9
71.4
220-270
-
3.4
3.5
5.9
5.9
2.3
21
2.9
7.5
10.4
68.5
270-300
-
3.3
3.3
4.9
5.2
2.1
18.8
5.6
7.5
13.1
68.1
Water retention characteristics
Depth (cm)
Bulk density kg/dm³
Spec. Surf. Area m²/g
COLE cm/cm
Water disp. clay %
Clay % w/w
11-16
1.392
-
-
-
-
0-13
-
-
-
38.5
69.2
31-36
1.123
-
-
-
-
13-42
-
-
-
0.5
70.7
49-54
1.028
-
-
-
-
42-97
-
-
-
0.5
71.2
97-170
-
-
-
3.4
71.4
70-75
0.975
-
-
-
-
170-220
-
-
-
0.5
71.4
220-270
-
-
-
0.5
68.5
270-300
-
-
-
0.5
68.1
Other physical data
Depth (cm)
Bulk density kg/dm³
pF 0 % v/v
pF 1.0 % v/v
pF 1.5 % v/v
pF 2.0 % v/v
pF 2.3 % v/v
pF 2.7 % v/v
pF 3.4 % v/v
pF 4.2 % v/v
11-16
1.392
49.7
48.9
46.2
44
42.8
41.3
37
35.1
31-36
1.123
54.9
49.8
43.5
40.3
39.3
38.3
29.8
28.4
49-54
1.028
56.8
54.4
43.3
39.6
38.5
37.4
27.4
26
70-75
0.975
58.9
53.8
42
38.2
37.3
36.4
25.9
24.6
Chemical data
Depth (cm)
pH H2O
pHKCl
EC 1: 2.5 dS/m
CaCO3 % w/w
C % w/w
N %
C / N
Exch. Acid cmol(c)/kg
Exch. Al cmol(c)/kg
Ca cmol(c)/kg
Mg cmol(c)/kg
K cmol(c)/kg
Na cmol(c)/kg
Sum Cations cmol(c)/kg
0-13
4.9
4.0
0.02
-
1.38
0.11
13
1.3
1.5
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.6
13-42
5.1
4.1
0.02
-
0.96
0.08
12
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.0
0.1
0.2
1.1
42-97
5.0
4.3
0.02
-
0.69
0.02
35
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.0
97-170
5.1
4.6
0.01
-
0.34
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.8
170-220
5.0
4.6
0.01
-
0.26
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.8
220-270
4.9
4.4
0.01
-
0.29
-
-
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.7
270-300
4.7
4.2
0.02
-
0.20
-
-
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.8
Depth (cm)
Base sat. %
CEC soil cmol(c)/kg
CEC clay cmol(c)/kg
CEC org cmol(c)/kg
ECEC cmol(c)/kg
Al sat. %
ESP %
0-13
14
4.3
6
4.8
-
35
-
13-42
34
3.2
5
3.4
-
31
-
42-97
42
2.4
3.0
2.4
-
13
-
97-170
67
1.2
2.0
1.2
-
8
-
170-220
57
1.4
2.0
0.9
-
7
-
220-270
44
1.6
2.0
1.0
-
13
-
270-300
35
2.3
3.0
0.7
-
26
-
Depth (cm)
pH NaF
P Retention %
ODOE
Al o % w/w
Si o % w/w
Fe d % w/w
Al d % w/w
Fe p % w/w
Al p % w/w
C p % w/w
Fe o % w/w
0-13
-
-
-
0.22
0.02
2.7
0.6
-
-
-
0.36
13-42
-
-
-
0.2
0
2.9
0.6
-
-
-
0.12
42-97
-
-
-
0.18
0.01
2.6
0.5
-
-
-
0.1
97-170
-
-
-
0.16
0.03
2.4
0.4
-
-
-
0.08
170-220
-
-
-
0.16
0.01
2.2
0.4
-
-
-
0.07
220-270
-
-
-
0.16
0.02
2.1
0.4
-
-
-
0.06
270-300
-
-
-
0.16
0.02
2.3
0.5
-
-
-
0.05
Clay mineralogy
Depth (cm)
Chlorite
Feldspar
Gibbsite
Goethite
Halloysite
Hematite
Kaolinite
Mica / illite
Mixed-layer
Quartz
Smec
Vermiculite
42-97
-
-
weak to medium
very weak to weak
-
-
very strong
-
-
-
-
-
97-170
-
-
weak to medium
-
-
-
very strong
very weak to weak
-
-
-
-
Sand mineralogy
Depth (cm)
Heavy Frac. sand % w/w
K-Feldspar % w/w
Light Fra. sand % w/w
Opaque % w/w
Plagioclase % w/w
Quartz % w/w
97-170
3.1
-
96.9
10
-
100
Minerals
Depth (cm)
Anatase % w/w
Andalusite % w/w
Apatite % w/w
Augite % w/w
Biotite % w/w
Hornblende (basaltic) % w/w
97-170
-
89
-
-
-
-
Depth (cm)
Grenate % w/w
Grossular % w/w
Muscovite % w/w
Rutile % w/w
Sillimanite % w/w
Spinel % w/w
97-170
-
-
-
-
1
-
Profile description
Ah 0-13 cm
(dark) brown (7.5YR 4/4, moist)clay,moderate fine crumb,very friable,many very fine pores,clear smooth boundary to,
Bo1 13-42 cm
yellowish red (5YR 5/6, moist)clay,weak fine granular,very friable,many very fine pores,diffuse smooth boundary to,
Bo2 42-97 cm
yellowish red (5YR 5/6, moist)clay,weak fine granular,very friable,many very fine pores,diffuse smooth boundary to,
Bo3 97-150 cm
yellowish red (5YR 5/8, moist)clay,weak fine granular,very friable,many very fine pores,