Reference soil Netherlands 05: Luvisol

NL005

Distribution of Luvisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

A fine silty soil, situated in a loam pit near railway crossing at Sittard, consisting of late Pleistocene loess. The loam is being dug for brick manufacture. In the Ah and AB horizons occasional pieces of coal appear. Apart from clay cutans, there are silt coatings in Ah, AB and Bt horions. The mottles in the BC horizon are developed as horizontal laminae of 0.5-2mm thickness. (additional climatical data: xa - insolation (hrs).)

WRB 1998:

Cutani- Siltic Luvisol

FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1988:

FAO-UNESCO 1974:

Silti-

Haplic Luvisol

Orthic Luvisol

Other classification

USDA-NRCS (1999)

Typic

Hapludalf

USDA-SCS (1975)

Typic

Hapludalf

fine-silty

mixed

mesic

Classification (other)

Brikgrond

Location:

Prov. of Limburg, Sittard

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Particle size distribution:

Depth (cm)		Gravel (%)	Very Coarse Sand (%)	Coarse Sand (%)	Medium Sand (%)	Fine Sand (%)	Very Fine Sand (%)	Total Sand (%)	Coarse Silt (%)	Fine Silt (%)	Total Silt (%)	Clay (%)
0-21	:	-	0.3	0.7	1.3	3.2	16.3	21.8	39.3	27.7	67	11.1
46-65	:	-	0.1	0.2	0.7	2.6	16.3	19.9	49.1	16.9	66	14
65-95	:	-	0.1	0.1	0.9	2.6	18.5	22.2	40.6	18	58.6	19.3
95-135	:	-	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.5	19.1	22.6	40.4	15.4	55.8	21.6
135-180	:	-	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.2	24.1	25.9	40	17	57	17.3
21-46	:	-	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.7	23.7	25	41.5	17.1	58.6	16.4

Other physical data

Depth (cm)		Bulk Density (kg/dm³)	Spec. Surf. Area (m2/g)	COLE (cm/cm)	Water Disp. Clay (%)	Clay (%)
0-21	:	-	-	-	-	11.1
46-65	:	-	-	-	-	14
65-95	:	-	-	-	-	19.3
95-135	:	-	-	-	-	21.6
135-180	:	-	-	-	-	17.3
21-46	:	-	-	-	-	16.4

Chemical characteristics:

Depth (cm)		pH H2O	pH KCl	EC 1 : 2.5 (mS/cm)	CaCO3 (%)	Org. C (%)	Org. N (%)	C / N	Exch. Acid (cmol/kg)	Exch. Al (cmol/kg)	Ca (cmol/kg)	Mg (cmol/kg)	K (cmol/kg)	Na (cmol/kg)	Sum Cations (cmol/kg)
0-21	:	4.8	3.8	0.22	-	1.16	0.13	9	1.1	0.4	3.1	0.3	0.5	0.1	4
46-65	:	5.1	4.0	0.15	-	0.32	0.05	6	0.5	0	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	3.8
65-95	:	5.8	4.7	0.18	-	0.19	4.00	0	-	-	5.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	6.3
95-135	:	6.1	4.8	0.18	-	0.19	0.03	6	-	-	8.9	1.3	0.3	0.2	10.7
135-180	:	6.3	4.9	0.18	-	0.18	0.02	9	-	-	7.4	0.7	0.2	0.2	8.5
21-46	:	6.5	5.1	0.17	-	0.11	0.02	6	-	-	7.3	0.7	0.2	0.4	8.6

Depth (cm)		CEC Soil (cmol/kg)	CEC Clay (cmol/kg)	CEC Org (cmol/kg)	ECEC (cmol/kg)	Base sat. (%)	Al sat. (%)	ESP (%)
0-21	:	7.1	64	4.1	-	56	6	-
46-65	:	6	43	1.1	-	63	0	-
65-95	:	9.2	48	0.7	-	68	-	-
95-135	:	11.1	51	0.7	-	96	-	-
135-180	:	9.4	54	0.6	-	90	-	-
21-46	:	8.2	50	0.4	-	105	-	-

Profile description:

Ap 0-21 cm	(dark) brown (10YR 4/3, moist), silt loam, weak subangular blocky, friable, abrupt smooth boundary to,
Ah 21-26 cm	dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4, moist), silt loam, moderate fine platy, friable, thin unspecified on horizontal pedfaces cutans, few worm channels, clear irregular boundary to,
AB 26-46 cm	dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4, moist), silt loam, moderate medium platy, friable, thin unspecified on pedfaces cutans, few worm channels, clear irregular boundary to,
Bt1 46-65 cm	(dark) brown (7.5YR 4/4, moist), silt loam, moderate very coarse prismatic parting to weak medium subangular blocky, friable, common fine prominent clear mottles (10 YR 7/3), broken thin clay cutans, few worm channels, gradual wavy boundary to,
Bt2 65-95 cm	(7.5YR 4/3, moist), silt loam, moderate very coarse prismatic parting to weak medium subangular blocky, friable, common fine prominent clear mottles (10 YR 7/3), broken thin clay cutans, worm channels, gradual smooth boundary to,
BC1 95-135 cm	dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4, moist), silt loam, moderate very coarse prismatic parting to weak medium subangular blocky, friable, common fine prominent clear mottles (10 YR 7/3), patchy thin clay cutans, worm channels, gradual smooth boundary to,
BC2 135-180 cm	dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4, moist), silt loam, friable, common fine prominent clear mottles (10 YR 7/3)

The main parent rock/ material over which the soil has been formed (1st entry)
Mode of Accumulation or deposition of parent material (1st entry)	eolian loess
Texture of parent material (1st entry)
Weathering status of solid rock (1st entry)	partially or moderately
Resistance against weathering (solid rock) (1st entry)	high
Depth1 of lithological boundary	cm
The main parent rock/ material over which the soil has been formed (2nd entry)
Texture of parent material (2nd entry)	silty
Resistance against weathering (solid rock) (2nd entry)
Soil Depth; depth to which roots can easily penetrate throughout the year	cm
Remarks on Parent Materials	Weichsel loess

Current land use at the site	non-agricultural land
Major crops	crops (unspecified)
Main type of irrigation
Rotation scheme
Vegetation Type;The natural vegetation at the site
Status of vegetation

The altitude of the soil profile relative to mean sea level, specified in meters	20 m asl
Regional landform	plateau
Topography of the surrounding country	undulating
Physiographic Unit in the immediate surrounding of the site	loam pit on loess plateau
The slope refers to the inclination of the land immediately surrounding the site. The measured or estimated slope angle is specified to the nearest per cent	0 %
The physiographic position of the site where the profile is located	flat
Form of the slope surrounding the site
Slope Aspect of the site

Depth of groundwater table	cm
Groundwater Top	cm
Groundwater Bottom	cm
Kind of groundwater table	no groundwater table observed
Top Stagnating Layer	cm
Bottom Stagnating Layer	cm
Estimated permeablity (class) of least permeable part of the profile
Drainage Class	well
To Drainage Class
Moisture conditions of the profile: dry from -to	cm
Moisture conditions of the profile: moist from -to	cm
Wet From - To	cm

Microrelief type: small-scale differences in relief in the direct vicinity of the site
Microrelief Height
Rockiness	none
Stoniness	none
Average size of stones
Shape of stones (on average)
Slaking of aggregates by tillage, rainfall or frost
Evidence of salt	non-saline
Evidence of alkali	non-alkaline

Soil erosion type (1st entry)
Occurrence of soil aggradation
Slope Stability

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Reference soil Netherlands 05: Luvisol