Reference soil Nigeria 29: Arenosol

NG029

Arenosols occur over large areas in Africa, central and western Australia, the Middle East and central China. Smaller areas are found along coastlines all over the world.

Characteristics

Soils with a loamy sand or coarser texture either to a depth of at least 100 cm from the soil surface, or to a (petro-)plinthic or salic horizon between 50 and 100 cm from the soil surface. They contain less than 35 percent (by volume) rock fragments or other coarse fragments within 100 cm from the soil surface and have no diagnostic horizons other than an ochric, yermic or albic horizon, a (petro-)plinthic or salic horizon below 50 cm from the soil surface, or an argic or spodic horizon below 200 cm below the soil surface.

Distribution of Arenosols (rough estimation supplied by soilgrids)

 

Reference soil NG029: Arenosols

Arenosol

 

Classification

WRB 2006WRB 1998
Hypoluvic- Arenosol (Hypereutric)Ferrali-Hypoluvic- Arenosol (Hypereutric)
-ferralic
FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1988FAO-UNESCO-ISRIC 1974
Luvi-Ferralic ArenosolFerralic Arenosol
0-53 cmochric A horizon
-ferralic
0-53 cmochric A horizon
-ferralic

 

Local classification:Shante Series