Downer_(soil)

Downer (soil)

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
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The Downer Series was established in 1960 in Gloucester County. Downer soils are formed in fluviomarine deposits in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plains.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. "New Jersey State Soil - Downer". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved April 14, 2021.


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