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Reference soil Surinam 03: Ferralsol
SR003
Distribution of Ferralsols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)
WRB 2014
Ferralsol
Location:
Quary on road between Berg en Dal and Brownsweg
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Parent material
Age of the land Surface
O
Kind 1 (parent material) ; Parker (eds), 1984
M
Remarks on Parent Materials
Metamorphic rock
Erosion
Soil erosion type
N
Land use
Land improvements ; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
MI
Land use or vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the site
U
Remarks on Land Use / Vegetation
Lush tropical forest
Major vegetation type; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
FE
Physiography
Physiographic position of the site
MS
Slope
06%
Topography; Guidelines for soil description - Fourth edition (FAO, Rome, 2006)
06
Hydrology and drainage
Drainage class ; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description
W
Depth to groundwater table
> 300cm
Drainage class - intergrade; FAO (2006) - Guidelines for soil description
W
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
0-10
-
4.639
3.068
2.662
4.81
10.112
25.3
16.5
13.43
29.9
44.795
10-62
-
3.118
2.242
2.242
3.67
9.041
20.2
15.7
12.222
27.9
51.86
62-120
-
0.71
0.628
0.597
1.42
4.199
7.5
8.6
23.012
31.6
60.854
120-155
-
0
0.01
0.497
2.091
8.009
10.6
12.8
40.788
53.6
35.776
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
0-10
1.1
0.55
0.5
0.44
0.41
-
0.34
-
0.23
10-62
1.13
0.52
0.49
0.44
0.41
-
0.37
-
0.28
62-120
1.3
0.48
0.48
0.46
0.44
-
0.42
-
0.36
120-155
1.19
0.52
0.51
0.44
0.41
-
0.41
-
0.3
..
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
0-10
-
-
0.31
-
-
0
10-62
-
-
0.35
-
-
0
62-120
-
-
0.42
-
-
0
120-155
-
-
0.38
-
-
0
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
0-10
4.18
3.52
0.133
0
2.518
0.214
11.754
-
2.542
0
0
0.063
0
0.1
10-62
4.51
3.92
0.052
0.013
1.389
0.122
11.408
-
1.145
0
0
0.025
0
0.02
62-120
5.08
4.48
0.022
0
0.684
0.092
7.441
-
0.047
0
0.062
0.37
0
0.5
120-155
5.24
4.48
0.021
0
0.201
0.061
3.331
-
0.136
0
0.062
0.436
0
0.5
...
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 %
0-10
1
7.395
-
-
2.6
96
-
10-62
0
4.936
-
-
-
-
-
62-120
14
3.556
-
-
-
-
-
120-155
17
2.932
-
-
0.6
17
-
..
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
0-10
-
-
0.1
0.126
0.007
5.707
0.62
-
-
-
0.256
10-62
-
-
0.046
0.122
0.006
6.832
0.78
-
-
-
0.221
62-120
-
-
0.017
0.087
0.011
8.973
0.941
-
-
-
0.101
120-155
-
-
0.109
0.049
0.008
8.868
0.536
-
-
-
0.037
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
0-10
-
-
-
3.78
44.795
-
0
0.999
0.024
10-62
-
-
-
4.16
51.86
0
0
0.092
0.016
62-120
-
-
-
4.6
60.854
0
0
0
0.019
120-155
-
-
-
4.71
35.776
-
0
0.859
0.028
