Earth:Downer (soil)
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Downer is the New Jersey state soil. The Downer has four soil horizons:
- Surface layer: dark grayish brown loamy sand
- Subsurface layer: grayish brown sandy loam
- Subsoil - upper: yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam
- Subsoil - lower: yellowish brown sand and coarse sand
The Downer Series was established in 1960 in Gloucester County. Downer soils are formed in fluviomarine deposits in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plains.[1]
See also
- Pedology (soil study)
- List of U.S. state soils
References
- ↑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. "New Jersey State Soil - Downer". https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/nj/soils/?cid=nrcs141p2_018866.
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