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| 6.11 MELINE (mX) (1244) |  |
| « MELFORD | MENDHAM » |
| 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 drift with siliceous stones |
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National Soil Inventory Sites: 30Representative Profiles: 0Auger Bores: 116 |
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