Profile 135 - Sabaad
SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTION
Profile code : 135 Date : 2006-07-16
Sheet / Grid : / Coordinates : -09º41'17" / - 44º19'23"
Survey area : Elevation : 0 m
Location : Sabaad Administrative unit
Authors : Musse Shaie
FAO 90 classification : Soil climate : Aridic
WRB 98 classification : Calcisol Local soil classification (serie) :
Parent material : Drainage : Excessively
Remarks : Soil profile located in a Piedmont/Denudational surface. Lithology is limestone, conglomerate. WRB 2006: Endosalic Calcisol (Aridic, Clayic). UTM coordinates: 425758-1071008
A 0-25 : Brown to dark brown (7.5YR 4/2) (moist) and Brown (7.5YR 5/3) (dry); none mottles ; fine and medium granular structure; none Cutans; few Voids very fine; none rocks; nil; slightly calcareous; nil; common fine-medium roots; clear smooth boundary.
Ck1 25-65 Dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) (moist) and Brown (7.5YR 5/4) (dry); none mottles ; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; none Cutans; few Voids very fine; common fine rounded rocks; common concretions calcareous; strongly calcareous; nil; few fine roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
Ck2 65-80 Brown (7.5YR 4/3) (moist) and Pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) (dry); none mottles ; none Cutans; nil Voids; many medium rounded rocks; dominant concretions calcareous; extremely calcareous; nil; nil roots.

