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Description of soil BC$SS~~~~~N (STEEP SLOPES)

General Characteristics
Classification -.-

Not Applicable

Profile Native soil profile

The soil is in native condition (undisturbed by agriculture).

Kind of material True Non-soil

This is a true non-soil (e.g. airport or lake).

Water table Never

The water table is not present in the soil at any time.

Root restrictions Not applicable

Non-applicable (e.g. rock, ice).

Type of root restricting layer n/a

Not Applicable

Drainage Not applicable

Drainage not applicable (rock, ice, etc)

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Undifferentiated mineral

A sequence of more than three types of genetic mineral materials outcropping on a steep erosional escarpment. This complex class is to be used where units relating to individual genetic materials cannot be delimited separately at the scale of mapping. It may include colluvium derived from the various genetic materials and resting upon the scarp slope.

Undifferentiated

Undifferentiated

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Soil Layer Characteristics

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