Kurosols have a strong texture contrast between loamy surface (A) horizons and clayey subsurface (B) horizons. The subsoils are strongly acid (i.e. pH 5.4 or lower). Kurosols can be separated on the basis of the colour of the upper 20 cm of the subsoil into Red, Brown, Yellow, Grey and Black groups. Further separation is largely made on the basis of additional soil chemical properties.
Kurosols in the West Gippsland Region |
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Brown Kurosol near Fish Creek. |
Kurosols generally occur in higher rainfall parts of the region and have largely developed on Palaeozoic sediments with some on the Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments. |