Locality
60°6´35" west longitude, 22°37´3" south latitiude [ map ]
Name
Colonia Neuland, Departamento Boquerón; Chaco, Paraguay, Südamerika
Religious relevance of location
Sandy soil where the natural vegetation is grass savannah with very few trees. The first Mennonite settlers used these soils to produce agricultural products, since they did not have machines to clear the neighbouring thornforest. In the whole area of the Central Chaco sweet water is only found in these soils.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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loamy sand
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Colour
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brownish yellow
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Age
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Pleistocene to Holocene
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Donor
Dr. Rainer Hoffmann,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Hannover,
Germany