Soil Site Reporter

Soil Series

6.11 NEFERN (Ne) (1319)


Definition
Major soil group: 06 podzolic soils With black, dark brown or ochreous humus and iron-enriched subsoils formed as a result of acid weathering conditions. Under natural or semi-natural vegetation, they have an unincorporated acid organic layer at the surface.
Soil Group: 1 brown podzolic soils With a dark brown or ochreous, iron-enriched subsoil and no overlying bleached horizon.
Soil Subgroup: 1 typical brown podzolic soils (unmottled with distinct topsoil)
Soil Series: medium loamy material over non-calcareous gravel

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Brief Profile Description
In Soil Associations (with WRB classification of this series in each association)
0541v    RHEIDOL Eutric Chromic Endoskeletic Cambisols
Surveyed profiles in LandIS
National Soil Inventory Sites: 4
Representative Profiles: 1
Auger Bores: 30
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