Reference soil Poland 06: Albeluvisol

PL006

Albeluvisols occur mainly in the moist and cool temperate regions (dominantly regions with a cool continental climate), particularly in Eastern Europe and central USA/Canada.

Characteristics

Soils having an argic horizon (a subsurface horizon with distinct higher clay content than the overlying horizon) within 100 cm from the soil surface. The argic horizon has an irregular upper boundary resulting from "albeluvic tonguing".

Distribution of Albeluvisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

Reference soil PL006: Albeluvisols

Classification

WRB 1998

Silti-Endoeutric- Albeluvisol

FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1988

FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1974

Silti-Eutric Podzoluvisol

Eutric Podzoluvisol

Local classification:	Gleba plowa wlasciwa

Other classification

USDA-NRCS (1999)	Typic Glossudalf
USDA-SCS (1975)	Typic Glossudalf udic fine-silty mixed mesic

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
5-10	-	0	0.1	0.3	0.3	4.7	5.4	61.8	23.6	85.4	9.1
10-25	-	0	0	0.2	0.2	4.2	4.6	60.7	26	80.7	8.6
30-40	-	0	0	0.2	0.1	4	4.3	60.2	27.2	87.4	8.2
50-60	-	0	0	0.1	0.2	3.5	3.8	49.9	25.1	75	21.2
70-80	-	0	0	0.1	0.2	4.5	4.8	58.7	15.9	74.6	20.7
110-120	-	0	0	0.1	0.1	6.8	7	61.7	12.2	73.9	19

Water retention characteristics

Depth (cm)	Bulk density kg/dm³	Spec. Surf. Area m²/g	COLE cm/cm	Water disp. clay %	Clay % w/w
5-10	-	-	-	-	9.1
10-25	-	-	-	-	8.6
30-40	-	-	-	-	8.2
50-60	-	-	-	-	21.2
70-80	-	-	-	-	20.7
110-120	-	-	-	-	19

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
5-10	7.0	6.3	0.22	0.1	1.22	0.13	9	-	-	9.7	0.6	0.1	0.0	10.4
10-25	7.1	6.7	0.25	0.2	1.11	0.10	11	-	-	12.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	13
30-40	6.4	5.5	0.14	-	0.39	-	-	-	-	3.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	4.3
50-60	6.0	4.7	0.12	-	0.27	-	-	-	-	7.5	1.4	0.2	0.1	9.2
70-80	5.9	4.6	0.18	-	0.13	-	-	-	-	7.5	1.6	0.2	0.0	9.3
110-120	6.0	4.7	0.14	-	0.09	-	-	-	-	5.7	1.6	0.2	0.0	7.5

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 %
5-10	104	10	110	4.3	-	-	0
10-25	144	9	105	3.9	-	-	0
30-40	84	5.1	62	1.4	-	-	0
50-60	80	11.5	54	0.9	-	-	1
70-80	77	12.1	58	0.5	-	-	0
110-120	77	9.8	52	0.3	-	-	0

Clay mineralogy

Depth (cm)	Chlorite	Feldspar	Gibbsite	Goethite	Halloysite	Hematite	Kaolinite	Mica / illite	Mixed-layer	Quartz	Smec	Vermiculite
5-10	very weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	very strong	-	-
30-40	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	very strong	-	-
70-80	very weak to weak	weak	-	-	-	-	weak	weak to medium	-	very strong	weak to medium	-

Profile description

Ap1 0-17 cm	light brownish grey (10YR 6/2, dry) dark greyish brown (10YR 4/2, moist)silt,moderate fine and medium subangular blocky,soft,common fine pores and few pores moderately porous (40-60 vol%),common very fine and fine roots,few worm channels,abrupt wavy boundary to,
Ap2 17-20 cm	light brownish grey (10YR 6/2, dry) dark greyish brown (10YR 4/2, moist)silt,moderate coarse platy,slightly hard,few fine pores slightly porous (<40 vol%),few fine roots,continuous platy non-cemented plough pan pans,abrupt wavy boundary to,
E 20-35 cm	light grey (10YR 7/2, dry) brown (10YR 5/3, moist)silt,very weak medium and coarse platy and very weak medium and coarse subangular blocky,soft,common very fine pores and common pores moderately porous (40-60 vol%),few medium in cracks roots,few krotovinas,abrupt irregular boundary to,
B/E 35-48 cm	reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8, dry) strong brown (7.5YR 4/6, moist)silt loam,moderate fine platy and moderate fine and medium angular blocky,slightly hard,common fine pores and few pores moderately porous (40-60 vol%),few fine roots,few krotovinas,gradual smooth boundary to,
Bt1 48-70 cm	yellowish brown (10YR 5/6, dry) dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6, moist)silt loam,moderate fine and medium angular blocky,slightly hard,common coarse prominent clear mottles (10YR 7/3) and (10YR 6/4),patchy thin clay and sesquioxide on pedfaces cutans,many fine pores and few pores highly porous (>60 vol%),few fine roots,few krotovinas,gradual smooth boundary to,
Bt2 70-105 cm	reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6, dry) strong brown (7.5YR 4/6, moist)silt loam,moderate medium and coarse angular blocky,slightly hard,common coarse prominent clear mottles (10YR 8/3) and (10YR 6/3),broken thick clay and sesquioxide on pedfaces cutans,common fine pores moderately porous (40-60 vol%),few krotovinas,clear smooth boundary to,
105-135 cm	reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6, dry) brown (7.5YR 5/4, moist)silt loam,stratified structure,soft,common coarse prominent clear mottles (10YR 8/3) and (10YR 6/4),many fine pores highly porous (>60 vol%),

Mode of accumulation or deposition of parent material	eolian loess
Remarks on Parent Materials	Riss age

Major crops	wheat
Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site	arable farming

Altitude	215m
Physiographic Unit	Naleczow plateau
Regional landform; McDonald, R.C., Isbell, R.F. et all, 1984; Australian soil and land survey Field Handbook, Inkata Press, Melbourne.	plateau
Slope	0%

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Reference soil Poland 06: Albeluvisol

Characteristics

Reference soil PL006: Albeluvisols

Classification