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Silts (silts)

This map unit comprises undifferentiated alluvium and lake sediments, mainly silt and fine sand with some clay, deposited during the Holocene epoch (less than 10 000 years ago).

Landform

Low north-south trending linear dunes and swampy depressions.

      Map: Silts Map Unit
MAP: Silts soil map unit
Soils

These vary according to their position in the landscape, with the more silty and clayey soils being lower and the sandy soils higher. All the soils lack texture contrast.

Chemical and Physical Analysis

No analyses have been carried out on these soils.

Land Use

Uncleared or grazing. The soils are not suited to intensive agriculture.

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