Description of soil BCCHL09~~~N (CAHILL)

General Characteristics
Classification O.BLC

Orthic Black Chernozem

Profile Native soil profile

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

Kind of material Mineral

The soil material is primarily composed of mineral particles.

Water table Never

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

Root restrictions Sixth layer

The growth of plant roots is restricted by the sixth layer.

Type of root restricting layer Lithic

Lithic (consolidated bedrock)

Drainage Well drained

Water is removed from the soil readily but not rapidly. Excess water flows downward readily into underlying pervious material or laterally as subsurface flow. Soils have intermediate available water storage capacity (4-5 cm) within the control section, and are generally intermediate in texture and depth. Water source is precipitation. On slopes subsurface flow may occur for short durations, but additions are equaled by losses.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
Uppermost Till (Morainal)

Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay.

Moderately Coarse

Moderately Coarse (USDA Texture Classes: VFS,LVFS,CSL,SL,FSL,GSL,CBSL,GFSL).

Weakly Calcareous

< 6 CaCO3 equivalent (%)

Below Igneous, acidic

Igneous, acidic bedrock (dominantly granite)

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Soil Layer Characteristics

Soil Layer Characteristics
Classification Physical Chemical Water
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 12 A h 1 1.1 7 57 33 10 F 14 6.9 -9 -9 5.5 6.0 100 0 31 0 10.0 58 31 23 7
2 12 20 A h 2 1.2 10 65 27 8 F 16 3.8 -9 -9 6.7 7.2 100 0 19 0 10.0 55 27 20 6
3 20 30 B m 1.45 10 74 19 7 F 19 2.0 -9 -9 6.6 7.1 100 0 18 0 10.0 45 23 17 7
4 30 40 BC 1.5 35 74 19 7 F 19 0.6 -9 -9 6.6 7.1 100 0 18 0 10.0 43 16 12 5
5 40 45 CB 1.5 35 77 16 7 F 19 0.5 -9 -9 6.5 7.0 100 0 8 0 10.0 43 16 12 5
6 45 100 R 2.65 -9 -9 -9 -9 - -9 -9.0 -9 -9 -9.0 -9.0 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9.0 -9 -9 -9 -9
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