So we suggested that soil magnetic susceptibility profiles could be regarded as a reference for soil classification.

It was observed that the magnetic susceptibility profile in soils related to the latitude, magnetic base of the parent materials, climatic condition, soil pedogenesis and ripening.

Study was made on the magnetic susceptibility of different soil types including Red and Yellow earths, Purplish soils, Limestone soils, Meadow soils, Solonchake and Paddy soils in Zhejiang province.