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Description of soil MBCHFt~~~~A (Chesterfield)

General Characteristics
Classification GLBL.SZ

Gleyed Black Solonetz

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 Unspecified period

The water table is present in the soil during an unspecified period.

Root restrictions First layer

The growth of plant roots is restricted by the first (uppermost) layer.

Type of root restricting layer Salinity

Salinity (conductivity > 4 dS/m)

Drainage Imperfectly drained

Water is removed from the soil sufficiently slowly in relation to supply, to keep the soil wet for a significant part of the growing season. Excess water moves slowly downward if precipitation is the major supply. If subsurface water or groundwater, or both, is the main source, the flow rate may vary but the soil remains wet for a significant part of the growing season. Precipitation is the main source if available water storage capacity is high; contribution by subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, increases as available water storage capacity decreases. Soils have a wide range in available water supply, texture, and depth, and are gleyed phases of well drained subgroups.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
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).

Calcareous and Saline

Calcareous and Saline

Below Shale

Shale bedrock

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 10 A ps 1.2 0 36 36 28 F 10 5.0 -9 -9 6.0 6.4 90 0 24 9 3.0 53 46 36 16
2 10 20 B ntsgj 1.35 0 30 37 33 F 10 1.5 -9 -9 6.9 7.4 100 1 28 9 0.1 49 46 36 17
3 20 25 BC 1.42 0 25 39 36 F 12 0.6 -9 -9 8.1 8.4 100 4 27 9 0.1 45 43 34 17
4 25 60 C ksgj 1.42 0 20 41 39 F 10 0.2 -9 -9 8.2 8.5 100 9 26 10 0.1 45 43 35 18
5 60 100 C ksg 1.51 0 28 41 31 F 14 0.0 -9 -9 8.5 8.8 100 6 25 10 0.1 43 41 34 18
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