Soil Site Reporter

Soil Associations

0924a RAW CHINA CLAY SPOIL



Soil and site characteristics
China clay spoil workings.

Geology
Acid igneous rock
Cropping and Land Use
Not applicable.

Component soil series

Subgroup Series name Percentage WRB 2006 link
9.24 RAW CHINA CLAY SPOIL 65% Spolic Technosols (Skeletic)
9.57 VEG CHINA CLAY SPOIL 20% Spolic Technosols (Ochric)
9.27 CHINA CLAY SLURRY 10% Subaquatic Spolic Technosols
9.26 WET CHINA CLAY SPOIL 5% Spolic Technosols (Gleyic)
Covers 42 km2 in England and Wales

Soilscapes Classification
24
Restored soils mostly from quarry and opencast spoil

0924a RAW CHINA CLAY SPOIL

Detailed Description



Soil Water Regime


Cropping and Land Use


0924a RAW CHINA CLAY SPOIL

Distribution Map

Note that the yellow shading represents a buffer to highlight the location of very small areas of the association.

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