Description of soil QCSAB40000A (SAINT-BLAISE)
Classification | O.HG |
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Profile | Agricultural soil profile The soil has been disturbed by agriculture. |
Kind of material | Mineral The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles. |
Water table | Always The water table is always present in the soil. |
Root restrictions | Fourth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fourth layer. |
Type of root restricting layer | Compact Till Compact (Basal) Till |
Drainage | Poorly drained Water is removed so slowly in relation to supply that the soil remains wet for a comparatively large part of the time the soil is not frozen. Excess water is evident in the soil for a large part of the time. Subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, in addition to precipitation are the main water sources; there may also be a perched water table, with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Soils have a wide range in available water storage capacity, texture, and depth, and are gleyed subgroups, Gleysols, and Organic soils. |
Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties | |
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Uppermost | Fluvial These sediments generally consist of gravel and sand with a minor fraction of silt and rarely of clay. The gravels are typically rounded and contain interstitial sand. |
Fine Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SC,SIC,C,GSIC). |
Medium Acid to Neutral pH 5.6 - 7.4 |
Below | Till (Morainal) Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay. |
Moderately Fine Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL,FSCL,VFSCL,CL,SICL,GSCL,GL,CBCL). |
Moderately / Very Strongly Calcareous 6 - 40 CaCO3 equivalent (%) |
Soil Layer Characteristics
Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Layer Number | Upper depth |
Lower depth |
hzn_lit | hzn_mas | hzn_suf | hzn_mod | bd | cofrag | tsand | tsilt | tclay | domsand | vfsand | orgcarb | vonpost | wood | phca | ph2 | bases | caco3 | cec | ec | ksat | kp0 | kp10 | kp33 | kp1500 |
1 | 0 | 19 | A | p | 1.4 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 33 | F | 7 | 2.6 | -9 | -9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 53 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10.0 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 19 | ||
2 | 19 | 47 | B | g | 1.45 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 40 | F | 4 | 1.2 | -9 | -9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 91 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3.75 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 24 | ||
3 | 47 | 65 | 2 | C | g | 1.8 | 53 | 47 | 29 | 24 | M | 4 | 2.4 | -9 | -9 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 79 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.25 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
4 | 65 | 100 | 2 | C | kg | 1.8 | 22 | 35 | 42 | 23 | VF | 9 | 2.5 | -9 | -9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 96 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 |