Investigations into Soil Composition and Texture Using Infrared Spectroscopy (2–14 𝝁m)

Table 2

Tick Hill soil sample particle analysis results using Method code 517.08 of [29] where Fe/Al oxides, organic matter, and soluble salts are removed.

Sample	Clay <2 𝜇m %	Silt; 2–20 𝜇m %	<2 𝜇m %	<20 𝜇m %	<2000 𝜇m %	Calculated moisture, Fe/Al oxides, and organic matter removed by pretreatment %	ASRIS* classification
MI115	33.1	13.2	33.1	46.3	100	13	Ferrosols
MI120	18.3	8.6	18.3	26.9	100	11	Ferrosols
MI121	16.6	10.1	16.6	26.6	100	6	Ferrosols
MI122	46.1	18.8	46.1	64.9	100	8	Ferrosols
MI124	57.6	17.3	57.6	74.8	100	7	Ferrosols
MI128	22.8	6.7	22.8	29.5	100	6	Ferrosols
MI129	13.1	13.8	13.1	26.9	100	6	Ferrosols
MI132	27.8	11.5	27.8	39.3	100	11	Tenosols

ASRIS* (Australian Soil Resource Information System) [2, 30].