Journal of Chemistry

Research Article

Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain)

Table 1

General and pedologic characteristics of soils.

(a)


Soil	Name	Coordinates	Altitude (m)	Vegetation	Slope	Parent material	Stones	Rock outcrop

P1	Campo de Criptana	39° 24′16.1′′ – 03° 04′ 52.3′′	705	Vineyard	Sloping	Calcareous sediments	Stones occupy 0.01 to 0.1%	No
P2	Ciudad Real	39° 00′ 55.0′′ – 03° 55′ 28.0′′	630	Dry cereal	Flat	Calcareous sediments	Stones occupy 0.01 to 0.1%	Rocky 2 to 10% of surface (quarzitic)
P3	Lillo	39° 44′ 58.6′′ – 03° 22′ 09.1′′	697	Vineyard	Flat	Marls	Stones occupy 0.01 to 0.1%	No
P4	Bodegas Mont Reaga	39° 31′ 38.9′′ – 02° 46′ 43.8′′	723	Vineyard	Flat	Reddish marls	Stones occupy 0.01 to 0.1%	No
P5	Tomelloso	39° 09′ 32.3′′ – 02° 56′ 36.5′′	674	Dry cereal	Flat	Fluvial sediments	Stones occupy 0.01 to 0.1%	No

(b)

Depth (cm)

Colour (dry)

Texture

0–20

0–8

0–20

0–15

0–12

10 YR 6/4

10 YR 7/2

10 YR 6/4

7.5 YR 4/4

7.5 YR 5/6

Loam-sandy

Silty

Loam

Loam-sandy

Loam

(or )

20–45

8–22

20–65

15–30

12–35

7.5 YR 8/4

7.5 YR 8/3

10 YR 7/4

7.5 YR 5/4

7.5 YR 5/8

Loam

Loam-clay-sandy

Loam

45–120

22–120

65–120

30–120

35–120

7.5 YR 7/4

10 YR 4/6

10 YR 8/4

7.5 YR 7/6

5 YR 7/3

Loam-sandy

Loam

Loam-silty

Loam-clay

Sandy