Soil Types



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| Multiple       |  Structure   |  Colour      |  Texture       |
| miscellaneous  |              |              |                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Skeletal	 | Well		| Red	       | Sand           |
|		 | structured   |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Stony		 |		| Black	       | Sandy loam     |
|                |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Gravelly       | Moderate	| Mottled      | Loam           |
|		 | structured   |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Shallow        |		| Pale	       | Clay loam      |
| < 30cm         |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Deep		 | Poorly	| Etc.	       | Silt           |
| > 30cm         |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Littered       |		|	       | Clay           |
|                |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
| Heavily        |		|	       | Or             |
| littered       |              |              | alternatively  |
|                |              |              |                |
| Cracking       | 		|	       | Organic soil   |
|                |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
|	         |		|	       | Mud            |
|                |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
|	         |		|	       | Lateritic soil |
|                |              |              |                |
|                |              |              |                |
|	         |		|	       | Soil           |
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