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Reference soil Netherlands 51: Histosol
NL051
Distribution of Histosols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)
Histosol
Local classification
Classification information
Vlierveengrond
Location:
Bargerveen Zwartemeer
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Parent material
Age of the land Surface
Hn
Kind 1 (parent material) ; Parker (eds), 1984
UO1
Remarks on Parent Materials
Highmoor peat
Erosion
Soil erosion type
N
Land use
Land improvements ; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
N
Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site
PN1
Major vegetation type; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
HT;HM
Physiography
Altitude
21m
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
01
Hydrology and drainage
Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description
P
Depth to groundwater table
70cm
Surface characteristics
Surface stoniness class (FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description)
N
Physical
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
0-5
-
0.313
1.027
7.188
43.979
21.565
74.1
2.4
12.904
15.3
10.574
142-146
-
0
0.106
4.273
58.935
32.549
95.8
1.8
1.037
2.8
1.366
146-159
-
0
0.47
9.493
53.456
31.783
95.3
1.6
1.385
3
1.721
159-163
-
0.066
0.384
7.195
53.627
30.34
91.6
4.9
1.72
6.6
1.808
163-171
-
0
0.115
4.571
57.42
31.475
93.6
2.5
1.466
4
2.43
171-198
-
0
0.082
3.262
57.127
33.924
94.4
2.3
0.865
3.2
2.388
198-210
-
0
0.122
4.156
53.27
39.107
96.7
0.4
0.938
1.3
1.998
Water retention characteristics
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
0-5
0.3
-
-
0.77
0.72
-
-
-
0.17
15-100
0.14
-
-
0.81
0.73
-
-
-
0.09
100-142
0.09
-
-
0.92
0.83
-
-
-
0.05
..
Depth (cm)
pf_05 cm³/cm³
pf_25 cm³/cm³
pf_30 cm³/cm³
pf_35 cm³/cm³
pf_6 cm³/cm³
pf_7 cm³/cm³
0-5
0.8
0.4
-
0.19
0.13
-
15-100
0.87
0.5
-
0.09
0.07
-
100-142
0.96
0.32
-
0.05
0.03
-
Other physical data
Depth (cm)
Bulk density kg/dm³
Spec. Surf. Area m²/g
COLE cm/cm
Water disp. clay %
Clay % w/w
0-5
0.3
-
-
-
10.574
15-100
0.14
-
-
-
-
100-142
0.09
-
-
-
-
142-146
-
-
-
-
1.366
146-159
-
-
-
-
1.721
159-163
-
-
-
-
1.808
163-171
-
-
-
-
2.43
171-198
-
-
-
-
2.388
198-210
-
-
-
-
1.998
Chemical characteristics:
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
0-5
3.45
3.42
0.932
-
45.03
1.688
26.675
-
2.285
12.89
3.492
0.825
0
17.2
5-15
3.34
4.03
1.276
-
55.21
1.176
46.947
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15-100
3.46
2.49
0.756
-
57.95
1.137
50.965
-
0.898
20.271
5.842
0.282
0
26.4
100-142
4.01
3.49
0.628
-
57.83
0.994
58.18
-
0.058
1.478
4.498
0.129
0
6.1
142-146
4.28
2.97
0.096
-
9.28
0.183
50.689
-
0.452
0.07
0.468
0.047
0
0.6
146-159
4.44
3.3
0.054
-
2.66
0.08
33.188
-
0.338
0
0.088
0.022
0
0.1
159-163
4.48
3.43
0.066
-
4.26
0.132
32.273
-
1.481
0
0.313
0
0
0.3
163-171
4.54
3.61
0.047
-
1.82
0.071
25.704
-
1.395
0
0.125
0.188
0
0.3
171-198
4.76
3.86
0.044
-
1
0.05
19.92
-
1.275
0
0.071
0.048
0
0.1
198-210
4.93
4.09
0.033
-
0.54
0.03
18.067
-
0.979
0
0.022
0.044
0
0.02
..
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 %
0-5
14
121.267
-
-
19.5
12
-
15-100
16
168.416
-
-
27.3
3
-
100-142
7
91.991
-
-
6.2
2
-
142-146
4
14.682
-
-
1.1
45
-
146-159
2
5.697
-
-
0.4
75
-
159-163
2
13.788
-
-
1.8
83
-
163-171
5
6.208
-
-
1.7
82
-
171-198
2
4.196
-
-
1.4
93
-
198-210
1
2.458
-
-
-
-
-
..
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
142-146
-
6
0.008
0.066
0
-
-
0.011
0.06
-
0
146-159
-
10
0.026
0.059
0
-
-
0.006
0.06
-
0
159-163
-
26
0.336
0.19
0
-
-
0.021
0.314
-
0
163-171
-
19
0.537
0.139
0
-
-
0.032
0.259
-
0
171-198
-
16
0.212
0.123
0.012
-
-
0.05
0.294
-
0
198-210
-
15
0.083
0.096
0.011
-
-
0.052
0.19
-
0
..
Depth (cm)
CaSO4.2H2O %
P Bray mg/kg
P Olsen mg/kg
pH CaCl2
clay_noncarbonate % w/w
clay_carbonate % w/w
phosphorus4 mg/kg
phosphorus1 mg/kg
total_sulfur % w/w
0-5
0
-
-
2.99
10.574
-
-
47.315
0.294
5-15
0
-
-
2.87
-
-
-
-
0.343
15-100
0
-
-
3
-
-
-
6.065
0.295
100-142
0
-
-
3.35
-
-
-
2.48
0.181
142-146
-
-
-
3.4
1.366
-
19.307
0.823
0.022
146-159
-
-
-
3.57
1.721
-
20.413
0.432
0.008
159-163
-
-
-
3.65
1.808
-
71.763
33.639
0.016
163-171
-
-
-
3.78
2.43
-
71.896
41.055
0.004
171-198
-
-
-
3.99
2.388
-
87.502
32.189
0
198-210
-
-
-
4.17
1.998
-
65.579
14.808
0
