The collection comprises more than 900 profiles of the major soils in the world, from over 70 countries.
Many soils also have a set of thin sections, permitting microscopical analysis.
Part of the collection is on permanent display, and is frequently used for educational purposes by groups of university and college students. These include site, climatic, and soil data, including 103 physical, chemical and mineralogical attributes, as well as the soil classification according to the Legend and Revised Legend of the FAO-Unesco Soil Map of the World and the USDA Soil Taxonomy . A Gleyic Podzol from V sterbotten, Sweden.