Luk Keng loamy sand

Material category:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

22-1000-003-a

Sample produced by:

TAL-L

Sample date:

10 Jan 2022 (Extracted)

Sample condition:

Intact

Site-driven material

Luk Keng is located in the northeastern New Territories, adjacent to the Frontier Closed Area and facing Sha Tau Kok and Yantian districts of Shenzhen. Luk Keng Village, located between Pat Sin Leng Country Park and Plover Cove Country Park, is in front of the Fengshui woodland. The underlying and exposed sedimentary rock of this area is Hong Kong’s oldest, formed some 400 million years ago, and includes conglomerate, sandstone, and siltstone.

Location of Sample Extraction:

Luk Keng, Hong Kong

22.52341, 114.216222

Surface Condition:

Hard Setting

Depth of sample extraction:

<20 cm

Slope at extraction point:

< 35°

Land Use:

Fish ponds / gei wais

State:

Solid

Geology of parent material:

Mud and sand

Color:

7.5YR 5/2

Soil Structure

Organic Matter: 0.0 %

Coarse: 38.0 %

Sand: 80.0 %

Silt: 20.0 %

Clay: 0.0 %