Reference soil Romania 07: Albeluvisol

RO007

Distribution of Albeluvisols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

Reference soil RO007: Albeluvisol

VEGETATION: Agrostis alba, Deschampsia caespitosa, Nardus stricta, Quercus petraea, Fagus silvatica. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PROFILE DESCRIPTION: A1 - Concretions: iron-manganese. A2 - Concretions: iron-manganese. A3 - Also reddish yellow (5YR7/6) mottles; Concretions: iron-manganese. B1t - vertical bleached tongues; Concretions: iron-manganese. B2tx - Also light gray (7.5YR7/1) mottles; vertical bleached tongues; Concretions: iron-manganese. B3tx - Also reddish brown (10YR5/1) and gray (10YR6/1) mottles. B4tx - Also gray (5Y6/1) mottles.

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
0-3	-	0.7	3	7	3.3	7.4	21.4	26.5	35.1	61.6	16.9
0-10	-	1.5	3	3.7	5.6	10.3	-	22.1	35.5	-	18.4
10-20	-	1.5	3.5	3.9	5.7	9.5	-	21.7	35.6	-	18.7
20-33	-	1.2	4	4	5.7	9.7	-	20.4	36.6	-	18.4
35-50	-	1.3	2.6	3.3	5.3	9.5	-	21.1	33.7	-	23.2
54-69	-	1.4	2.7	3.1	5.2	7.7	-	17.6	30.3	-	32.1
7-88	-	1.6	3.5	3.4	5.3	9.3	-	15.6	27.2	-	34.2
94-109	-	2.5	5.1	4.4	6	5.4	-	9.3	27	-	40.3
112-123	-	2.5	6.4	5.9	7.2	5.7	-	9.8	19.6	-	42.8
130-145	-	4.2	7	5.5	6.2	5.2	-	10.4	19	-	42.5

Water retention characteristics

Depth (cm)	Bulk density kg/dm³	Spec. Surf. Area m²/g	COLE cm/cm	Water disp. clay %	Clay % w/w
0-3	-	-	-	-	16.9
0-10	-	-	-	-	18.4
10-20	-	-	-	-	18.7
20-33	-	-	-	-	18.4
35-50	-	-	-	-	23.2
54-69	-	-	-	-	32.1
7-88	-	-	-	-	34.2
94-109	-	-	-	-	40.3
112-123	-	-	-	-	42.8
130-145	-	-	-	-	42.5

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
0-3	4.8	4.1	0.53	-	3.80	0.29	13	1.1	0	5.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	5.9
0-10	5.0	4.1	0.17	-	2.50	0.20	13	1.2	0.2	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	3.7
10-20	5.1	4.0	0.08	-	1.64	0.14	12	1.3	0.2	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.0	2.2
20-33	5.2	4.0	0.06	-	0.63	0.06	11	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.4
35-50	5.4	3.9	0.04	-	0.22	-	-	1.3	0.7	2.0	0.9	0.1	0.1	3.1
54-69	5.4	3.2	0.05	-	0.11	-	-	2.4	1.4	3.9	2.2	0.2	0.1	6.4
7-88	5.4	3.7	0.06	-	0.07	-	-	2.3	1.1	5.3	2.9	0.2	0.2	8.6
94-109	5.5	3.7	0.07	-	0.04	-	-	1.7	0.7	8.5	4.4	0.3	0.2	13.4
112-123	5.5	3.6	0.07	-	0.04	-	-	1.8	0.7	10.2	5.2	0.3	0.5	16.2
130-145	5.5	3.7	0.08	-	0.11	-	-	1.6	0.5	10.8	5.3	0.3	0.6	17

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 %
0-3	50	11.8	70	13.3	-	0	-
0-10	38	9.8	53	8.8	-	2	-
10-20	30	7.4	40	5.7	-	3	-
20-33	23	6	33	2.2	-	8	-
35-50	40	7.7	33	0.8	-	9	-
54-69	51	12.6	39	0.4	-	11	-
7-88	59	14.5	42	0.2	-	8	-
94-109	67	19.9	49	0.1	-	4	-
112-123	76	21.2	50	0.1	-	3	-
130-145	82	20.8	49	0.4	-	2	-

Clay mineralogy

Depth (cm)	Chlorite	Feldspar	Gibbsite	Goethite	Halloysite	Hematite	Kaolinite	Mica / illite	Mixed-layer	Quartz	Smec	Vermiculite
0-3	weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	-	-
0-10	weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	very weak to weak	-
10-20	weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	very weak to weak	-
20-33	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak to medium	strong	very weak to weak	-
35-50	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	-	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	very weak to weak	weak
54-69	very weak to weak	very weak to weak	-	very weak to weak	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	weak	weak
7-88	-	very weak to weak	-	very weak to weak	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong	weak	weak
94-109	-	very weak to weak	-	very weak to weak	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	strong to very strong	weak	weak
112-123	-	very weak to weak	-	very weak to weak	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	weak to medium	weak	weak
130-145	-	very weak to weak	-	very weak to weak	-	-	weak to medium	weak to medium	weak	weak to medium	weak	weak

Profile description

Ah 0-20 cm	light grey (10YR 7/1, dry) (10YR 5.5/2, moist)silt loam,weak fine and medium granular to platy,hard friable sticky plastic,common mottles (5YR 4/4) and (5YR 5/6),very frequent small hard concretions,very frequent coprogenic elements,clear boundary to,
EB 33-54 cm	white (10YR 8/1, dry) (light) grey (10YR 6/1, moist)silt loam,massive,hard firm sticky plastic,many mottles (5YR 5/6) and many mottles (7.5YR 6/8),common fine interstitial pores,very frequent small hard concretions,frequent coprogenic elements,clear irregular boundary to,
BE 54-73 cm	light grey (10YR 7/1, dry) (light) grey (10YR 6/1, moist)white (10YR 8/1, dry) (10YR 6.5/1, moist),silty clay loam,silt loam,strong coarse angular blocky and coarse prismatic,massive parting to weak platy,very hard firm very sticky plastic,hard friable sticky plastic,many mottles (5YR 5/6) and (5YR 6/8),common mottles (10YR 8/6),many fine interstitial pores,common fine interstitial pores,very frequent small hard concretions,very frequent small hard concretions,frequent coprogenic elements,clear boundary to,gradual boundary to,
Btx1 73-94 cm	yellow (10YR 7/6, dry) (7.5YR 5.5/6, moist)massive,very hard firm very sticky plastic,many mottles (5Y 6/1) and many mottles (7.5YR 6/6),common fine interstitial pores,very frequent small hard concretions,gradual boundary to,
Btx2 94-112 cm	(7.5YR 5/5, dry) (dark) brown (7.5YR 4/4, moist)silty clay loam,massive,very hard firm very sticky plastic,many mottles (5YR 4/4) and (5YR 5/4),common fine interstitial pores,very frequent small irregular hard manganiferous concretions,few coprogenic elements,gradual boundary to,
Btx3 112-150 cm	reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6, dry) strong brown (7.5YR 5/6, moist)massive,very hard firm very sticky plastic,many mottles (5Y 5/1) and many mottles (5YR 5/6),common fine interstitial pores,very frequent small irregular hard manganiferous concretions,

Mode of accumulation or deposition of parent material	unconsolidated, unspecified
Texture of parent material (second entry)	clayey

Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site	woodland, grazed
Remarks on Land Use / Vegetation	Open woodland: pasture and forest

Altitude	650m
Regional landform; McDonald, R.C., Isbell, R.F. et all, 1984; Australian soil and land survey Field Handbook, Inkata Press, Melbourne.	piedmont
Slope	1%
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)	rolling

Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description	poor
Moist From - To	0-150cm

Evidence of alkali ; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951	non-alkaline
Evidence of salt; Soil Survey Manual USDA, 1951	non-saline

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Reference soil Romania 07: Albeluvisol

Reference soil RO007: Albeluvisol

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