Kind of Surface Material
| Attribute Label | KINDMAT |
|---|---|
| Title | Kind of Surface Material |
| Description | Kind of soil, rock outcrop or other material at the surface. |
| Classes | Kind of surface material: 10 classes. First used in SLC 1.0. |
| Code | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SO | Mineral soil | Predominantly mineral particles; contains <30% organic matter as measured by weight. |
| OR | Organic soil | Contains >30% organic matter as measured by weight. |
| R1 | Soft rock | Rock that can be dug with a shovel (i.e. undifferentiated shales, upper Cretaceous and Tertiary materials). |
| R2 | Hard rock, acidic | Granite. |
| R3 | Hard rock, basic | Limestone. |
| R4 | Hard rock | Hard rock of unspecified origin and undifferentiated properties. |
| F | Rock field | Frost-heaved bedrock, rock slides and talus material. |
| UR | Urban | Urban areas. Note that only a few major urban area polygons are included on maps, therefore, do not use for tabulating total urban coverage. |
| IC | Ice and snow | Glacial ice and permanent snow. |
| WA | Water | Water. |