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Soil Resource Materials

The following table provides a soil picture resource that you can use (within the Terms of Use of this site).
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  • These pictures are in .jpg and range in dimensions from 324x549pixels (48kb) up to approximately 1880x2996pixels(1459kb).

 

SoilTypeRegionClassification:
NewZealand		Classification:
USDA		Partial Description
(Layer 1)		Link to SoilPicture
Ahaura Stony Silt Loam Westcoast/Southern Alps Acidic Mafic Brown Soil Typic Haplorthod 0 - 16 cm: Dark greyish brown slightly gravelly silt loam. Ahaura Stony Silt Loam.jpg
Awatere Shallow Sandy Loam Marlborough/Nelson Typic Fluvial Recent Soil Typic Ustifluvent 0 - 15 cm: Ddark greyish brown gravelly sandy loam, weakly pedal, coarse blocky macrofabric. Awatere Shallow Sandy Loam.jpg
Bluff Clay Hawkes Bay Calcareous Orthic Melanic Soil Typic Rendoll 0 - 30 cm : Very dark brown clay, strongly pedal, fine polyhedral macrofabric. Bluff Clay.jpg
Bruntwood Silt Loam Waikato Typic Impeded Allophanic Soil Aquic Hapludand 0 - 20 cm: Very dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedra structure. Bruntwood Silt Loam.jpg
Bruntwood Silt Loam Pale Subsoil Variant Waikato Typic Gley Allophanic  Soil Aquic Hapludand 0 - 20 cm: Dark brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. Bruntwood Silt Loam Variant.jpg
Dunstan Southland Typic Allophanic Brown Soil Andic Lithic Dystrochrept 0 - 15 cm: Very dark greyish brown silt loam with 10% gravel, earthy, apedal. Dunstan.jpg
Egmont Black Loam Taranaki/Manawatu Typic Orthic Allophanic Soil Typic Hapludand 0 - 20 cm: Black loam, very fine polyhedral structure; friable. Egmont Black Loam.jpg
Foxton Black Sand Taranaki/Manawatu Typic Sandy Brown Soils Typic Udipsamment 0 - 25 cm: Black loamy sand, fine polyhedral structure. Foxton Black Sand.jpg
Grovetown Deep Clay Loam Marlborough/Nelson Mottled Fluvial Recent Soil Aquic Dystrochrept 0 - 25 cm: Dark grey clay loam, moderately pedal, coarse blocky macrofabric. Grovetown Deep Clay Loam.jpg
Hamilton Clay Loam Waikato Typic Orthic Granular Soil Typic Haplohumult 0 - 18 cm: Very dark greyish brown clay loam, medium polyhedral structure. Hamilton Clay Loam.jpg
Hochstetter Fine Sandy Loam Westcoast/Southern Alps Acidic-mafic Allophanic Brown Soil Typic Dystrochrept 0 - 15 cm: Dark red brown slightly gravelly fine sandy loam, fine polyhedral structure. Hochstetter Fine Sandy Loam.jpg
Horotiu Silt Loam Waikato Typic Orthic Allophanic Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 20 cm: Dark brown silt loam, medium polyhedral structure. Horotiu Silt Loam.jpg
Hurunui Hill and Steepland Soil Canterbury Acidic Orthic Brown Soil Typic Dystrudept 0 -18 cm: Very dark greyish brown, silt loam, fine and very fine polyhedral structure. Hurunui Hill and Steepland Soil.jpg
Kaingaroa Sand Taupo Welded Impeded Pumice Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 7 cm: Very dark greyish brown sand with angular pumice lapilli. Kaingaroa Sand.jpg
Kairanga Silty Clay Taranaki/Manawatu Typic Orthic Gley Soil Typic Endoaquept 0 - 20 cm : Dark grey silty clay; fine polyhedral structure with many Fe/Mn concretions at the boundary to the horizon below. Kairanga Silty Clay.jpg
Kaweka Sandy Silt Hawkes Bay Typic Impeded Allophanic Soil Typic Hapludand 0 - 18 cm : Dark brown humic sandy loam. Kaweka Sandy Silt.jpg
Kerikeri Friable Clay Northland Orthic Typic Oxidic Soil Typic Haplohumult 0 - 15 cm: Dark brown heavy silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. Kerikeri Friable Clay.jpg
Kini Peat Westcoast/Southern Alps Acid Humic Organic Soil Typic Medisaprist 0 - 55 cm : Very fluid highly decomposed brownish black forest peat with abundant tree roots. Kini Peat.jpg
Kiore Hill Soil East Cape Typic Orthic Brown Soil Typic Dystrochrept 0 - 12 cm: Dark greyish brown gritty silt loam. Kiore Hill Soil.jpg
Kopuawhara Loamy Sand East Cape Typic Orthic Allophanic Typic Hapludand 0 - 17 cm: Black friable loamy sand. Kopuawhara Loamy Sand.jpg
Kourarau Hill Soils Wellington/Wairarapa Typic Rendzic Melanic Soil Lithic Rendoll 0 - 20 cm: Very dark brown clay, strongly pedal, fine polyhedral macrofabric. Kourarau Hill Soils.jpg
Kumara Soils Westcoast/Southern Alps Silt-mantled Perch-gley Podzol Typic Alaquod 0 - 10 cm : Reddish black greasy peat derived from forest litter. Kumara Soils.jpg
Lewis Steepland Soil Canterbury Typic Orthic Podzol Soil Andic Haplorthod 0 - 12 cm: Dark brown, silt loam, very fine to extremely fine polyhedral structure. Lewis Steepland Soil.jpg
Lismore Shallow and Stony Silt Loam Canterbury Pallic Orthic Brown Soil Typic Dystrustept 0 - 20cm: Very dark greyish brown, silt loam, fine and very fine polyhedral structure. Lismore Shallow Stony Silt Loam.jpg
Lowburn Loamy Sand Southland Typic Aged-argillic Semiarid Soil Arenic Haplargid 0 - 8 cm:  Dark grey gravelly sand, massive, single grained. Lowburn Loamy Sand.jpg
Mamaku Sandy Loam Bay of Plenty Humose Orthic Podzol Andic Haplohumod 0 - 8 cm: Black sandy loam. Mamaku Sandy Loam.jpg
Manawatu Silt Loam Taranaki/Manawatu Weathered Fluvial Recent Soil Dystric Fluventic Eutrochrept 0 - 18 cm: Dark greyish brown silt loam, very fine and fine polyhedral structure. Manawatu Silt Loam.jpg
Mapua Fine Sandy Loam Marlborough/Nelson Mottled Yellow Ultic Soil Aquic Hapludult 0 - 28 cm : Dark greyish brown fine sandy loam, weakly pedal, coarse blocky macrofabric. Mapua Fine Sandy Loam.jpg
Marton Silt Loam Taranaki/Manawatu Argillic-fragic Perch-gley Pallic Soil Aeric Kandiaqualf 0 - 25 cm: Dark greyish brown to very dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. Marton Silt Loam.jpg
Matangi Silt Loam Waikato Typic Sandy Gley Soil Aquantic Humaquept 0 - 25 cm: Black to very dark greyish brown silt loam, often humic. Matangi Silt Loam.jpg
Moana Soils Westcoast/Southern Alps Typic Perch-gley Podzol Typic Epiaquod 0 - 20 cm : Very dark reddish brown forest litter. Moana Soils.jpg
Motumaoho Silty Peat Waikato Acid Humic Organic Soil Terric Medisaprist 0 - 25 cm: Black completely decomposed peat, fine polyhedral structure. Motumaoho Silty Peat.jpg
Moutoa Humic Clay Taranaki/Manawatu Acidic Recent Gley Soil Fluvaquentic Endoaquoll 0 - 35 cm: Very dark grey humic clay, fine polyhedral structure. Moutoa Humic Clay.jpg
Oamaru Shallow Clay Loam Southland Typic Rendzic Melanic Soil Lithic Rendoll 0 - 5 cm: Black calcareous clay loam, fine spheroidal structure, friable, non-sticky. Oamaru Shallow Clay Loam.jpg
Okaihau Gravelly Clay Northland Nodular Typic Oxidic Soil Orthoxic Palehumult 0 - 22 cm: Dark greyish brown gravelly silt loam, medium polyhedral structure. Okaihau Gravelly Clay.jpg
Okarito Silt Loam Westcoast/Southern Alps Silt-mantled Perch-gley Podzol Placic Haplaquod 0 - 21 cm: Brown humic silt loam. Okarito Silt Loam.jpg
Omahu Gravelly Sandy Loam Hawkes Bay Typic Fluvial Recent Soil Typic Ustifluvent 0 - 5 cm : Dark brown gravelly sandy loam. Omahu Gravelly Sandy Loam.jpg
Opouriao Silt Loam Bay of Plenty Weathered Fluvial Recent Soil Dystric Fluventic Eutrochrept 0 - 23 cm: Black silt loam with moderately developed structure. Opouriao Silt Loam.jpg
Opuha Silt Loam Southland Mottled Fragic Pallic Soil Aquic Fragiochrept 0 - 20 cm:  Very dark greyish brown silt loam, firm, fine polyhedral structure. Opuha Silt Loam.jpg
Oruanui Sand Taupo Podzolic Orthic Pumice soil Andic Haplorthod 0 - 19 cm: Black friable sand with few pumice lapilli. Oruanui Sand.jpg
Oruataiaka Hill Soil East Cape Typic Orthic Recent Soils Typic Udorthent 0 - 20 cm : Very dark greyish brown  silt loam with few  weakly weathered greywacke gravels. Oruataiaka Hill Soil.jpg
Pakipaki Silt Loam Hawkes Bay Typic Sandy Gley Soil Aquandic Humaquept 0 - 18 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam, moderately pedal, medium blocky macrofabric. Pakipaki Silt Loam.jpg
Papakauri Silt Loam Northland Typic Orthic Allophanic Soil Acrudoxic Hapludand 0 - 15 cm:  Dark reddish brown silt loam. Papakauri Silt Loam.jpg
Papamoa Loamy Sand Bay of Plenty Typic Sandy Recent Soil Typic Udipsamment 0 - 12 cm: Black loamy sand. Papamoa Loamy Sand.jpg
Paroa Silt Loam Bay of Plenty Acid Recent Gley Soils Andic or Aquic Dystrochrept 0 - 18 cm: Very dark brown silt loam with coarse sand (Tarawera Tephra) in the upper 5 cm. Paroa Silt Loam.jpg
Pomahaka Loamy Silt on Sandy Loam Southland Fluvial Recent Soil Typic Udifluvent 0 - 27 cm:  Dark greyish brown loamy silt, medium polyhedral structure. Pomahaka Loamy Silt.jpg
Poporangi Sandy Loam Hawkes Bay Mottled Duric Pallic Soil Typic Durustalf 0 - 19 cm: Very dark brown sandy loam. Poporangi Sandy Loam.jpg
Puhoi Clay Loam Auckland/Coromandel Mottled-acidic Orthic Brown Soil Mollic Haplaquept 0 - 18 cm: Very dark brown clay loam, fine polyhedral structure. Puhoi Clay Loam.jpg
Ramiha Silt Loam Taranaki/Manawatu Acidic Allophanic Brown Soil Andic Haplumbrept 0 - 30 cm: Dark brown silt loam; very fine and fine polyhedral structure. Ramiha Silt Loam.jpg
Rapaura Shallow Silt Loam Marlborough/Nelson Typic Fluvial Recent Soil Mollic Ustifluvent 0 - 22 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam, moderately pedal, medium polyhedral macrofabric. Rapaura Shallow Silt Loam.jpg
Rotomahana Loam Bay of Plenty Typic Tephric Recent Soil Typic Udorthent 0 - 7 cm: Very dark brown loam, friable with moderately developed structure. Rotomahana Loam.jpg
Rukuhia Peat Waikato Acid Fibric Organic Soil Hemic Medifibrist 0 - 15 cm: Reddish black very weakly decomposed peat. Rukuhia Peat.jpg
Seddon Silt Loam Marlborough/Nelson Typic Immature Pallic Soil Udic Ustochrept 0 - 23 cm: Very dark greyish brown silt loam, weakly pedal, fine polyhedral macrofabric. Seddon Silt Loam.jpg
Silverdale Silt Loam and Clay Loam Waikato Mottled Orthic Brown Soil Oxyaquic Kanhapludalf 0 - 20 cm: Very dark greyish brown silt loam (or clay loam), fine polyhedral structure. Silverdale Silt Loam.jpg
Taihape Steepland Soils - Eroded Wellington/Wairarapa Mottled Immature Pallic Soil Aeric Epiaquept 0 - 4 cm: Brown silt loam. Taihape Steepland - Eroded.jpg
Taihape Steepland Soils Uneroded Wellington/Wairarapa Mottled Argillic Pallic Soil Aquic Haplustalf 0 - 17 cm : Very dark grey silt loam, moderately pedal, medium polyhedral macrofabric. Taihape Steepland - Uneroded.jpg
Takapau Sandy Loam Hawkes Bay Typic Orthic Allophanic Soil Andic Ustochrept 0 - 25 cm: Very dark brown sandy loam. Takapau Sandy Loam.jpg
Tamahere Silt Loam Waikato Artifact Fill Anthropic Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 18 cm: Black, slightly gravelly coarse loamy sand. Tamahere Silt Loam.jpg
Tauherenikau Shallow Silt Loam Wellington/Wairarapa Typic Orthic Brown Soil Dystric Ustochrept 0 - 18 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam. Tauherenikau Shallow Silt Loam.jpg
Taupo Sand Taupo Immature Orthic Pumice Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 9 cm: Very dark brown friable gritty sand. Taupo Sand.jpg
Te Anau Sandy Loam Southland Fragic Allophanic Brown Soil Andic Dystrochrept 0 - 20 cm:  Very dark grey sandy loam, friable, fine spheroidal and polyhedral structure. Te Anau Sandy Loam.jpg
Te Kopuru Sand Northland Humus-pan Densipan Podzol Typic Duraquod 0 - 15 cm:  Grey loamy sand. Te Kopuru Sand.jpg
Te Kowhai Silt Loam Waikato Typic Orthic Gley Typic Ochraqualf 0 - 20 cm: Dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. Te Kowhai Silt Loam.jpg
Te Kowhai, Brown Subsoil Variant Waikato Typic Orthic Gley Typic Ochraqualf 0 - 20 cm: Dark greyish brown silt loam, fine polyhedral structure. Te Kowhai Brown Subsoil Variant.jpg
Te Ngae Loamy Sand Bay of Plenty Buried-pumice Tephric Recent Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 19 cm: Brown loamy sand. Te Ngae Road.jpg
Te Puke Sandy Loam Bay of Plenty Typic Orthic Allophanic Soil Typic Hapludand 0 - 18 cm: Black friable sandy loam. Te Puke Sandy Loam.jpg
Te Rapa Peaty or Humic Silt Loam Waikato Humose Groundwater - gley  Podzol Humic Aquic Haplorthod 0 - 20 cm: Black to very dark greyish brown peaty or humic silt loam, medium polyhedral. Te Rapa Peaty.jpg
Te Rapa Peaty or Humic Silt Loam Brown Subsoil Variant Waikato Humose Orthic Podzol Humic Haplorthod 0 - 20 cm: Black peaty  or humic silt loam, medium granular or polyhedral structure. Te Rapa Peaty Variant.jpg
Tekoa Steepland Soil Canterbury Allophanic Firm Brown Soil Andic Dystrudept 0 - 18 cm: Very dark greyish brown, silt loam, fine to extremely fine polyhedral structure. Tekoa Steepland Soil.jpg
Templeton Silt Loam Canterbury Typic Immature Pallic Soil Udic Haplustept 0 - 25 cm: Very dark greyish brown, silt loam, fine and very fine polyhedral structure. Templeton Silt Loam.jpg
Temuka Clay Loam Canterbury Typic Orthic Gley Soil Mollic Endoaquept 0 - 20 cm: Very dark greyish brown, clay loam, coarse to fine polyhedral structure. Temuka Clay Loam.jpg
Tihoi Loamy Sand Taupo Humose Orthic Podzol Andic Haplorthod 0 - 9 cm: Black to very dark greyish brown loamy sand. Tihoi Loamy Sand.jpg
Timaru Silt Loam Canterbury Mottled Fragic Pallic Soil Udic Haplustept 0 - 16 cm: Dark greyish brown, silt loam, fine and very fine polyhedral structure. Timaru Silt Loam.jpg
Waiherere Silt Loam East Cape Weathered Fluvial Recent Soil Mollic Udifluvent 0 - 20 cm: Very dark greyish brown friable silt loam. Waiherere Silt Loam.jpg
Waikare Clay Auckland/Coromandel Perch-gleyed Albic Ultic Soil Aquic Haplohumult 0 - 7 cm: Dark greyish brown clay loam, medium polyhedral structure. Waikare Clay.jpg
Waimate North Heavy Silt Loam Northland Typic Orthic Oxidic Soil Andeptic haplohumult 0 - 13 cm:  Dark red heavy silt loam. Waimate North Heavy Silt Loam.jpg
Waipahihi Sand Taupo Immature Orthic Pumice Soil Typic Udivitrand 0 - 12 cm: Very dark brown sand with many fine rounded pumice lapilli. Waipahihi Sand.jpg
Wairau Deep Silt Loam Marlborough/Nelson Typic Fluvial Recent Soil Mollic Ustifluvent 0 - 24 cm : Very dark greyish brown silt loam, weakly pedal, medium blocky macrofabric. Wairau Deep Silt Loam.jpg
Waita Loamy Sand Westcoast/Southern Alps Typic Orthic Podzol Soil Typic Haplorthod 0 - 10 cm: Dark grey loamy sand. Waita Loamy Sand.jpg
Whakawai Hill Soil East Cape Typic Orthic Brown Soil Umbric Dystrochrept 0 - 18 cm: Very dark greyish brown sandy loam with few sandstone fragments. Whakawai Hill Soil.jpg
Whangaripo Clay Auckland/Coromandel Mottled Yellow Ultic Soil Typic Hapludult 0 - 10 cm: Very dark grey clay, fine polyhedral structure. Whangaripo Clay.jpg
Wharekaka Silt Loam Wellington/Wairarapa Mottled Fragic Pallic Soil Aeric Fragiaquept 0 - 20 cm: Dark greyish brown silt loam. Wharekaka Silt Loam.jpg
Wharekohe Silt Loam Northland Densipan Perched-gley Ultic Soil Typic Albaquult 0 - 18 cm:  Greyish brown loamy silt. Wharekohe Silt Loam.jpg