Gilgai Soil (Noun)
Meaning
Soil in the melon holes of Australia.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Gilgai soil in the melon holes of Australia creates unique depressions that collect and store water.
- The distinct pattern of gilgai soil is also known as melon holes due to its characteristic swelling and depression formations.
- Gilgai soil patterns are usually found in areas with impermeable subsoils like those found in Western New South Wales, Australia.
- Gilgai soil's behavior is linked to its ability to swell when wet due to an abundance of clay and its mineral composition.
- As the shallow gilgai soil dries and cracks, the swelling action creates these intriguing melon-hole formations across the Australian outback.