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Gley colours

Soils with such colours are associated with wet conditions. The colour can be due to either the presence of ferrous iron (greenish or blue) or the absence of iron (pale grey) in the soil material being examined.

Gley colours in soil profile

Example of bluish/greenish-grey gley colours

Photo credit: Andrew Biggs

Gley colours in soil profile

Gley colours (iron absent) in a soil profile

Photo credit: CSIRO