Description of soil MBHCL~~~~~A (Hecla)
| Classification | O.BLC |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppermost | Fluviolacustrine Fluviolacustrine |
Fine Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SC,SIC,C,GSIC). |
Medium Acid to Neutral pH 5.6 - 7.4 |
| Middle | Glaciofluvial Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, deltas, kames eskers, and kame terraces. See also glacial drift and till. |
Coarse Skeletal Coarse Skeletal (USDA Texture Classes: VGS, VGLS). |
Weakly Calcareous < 6 CaCO3 equivalent (%) |
| Lowest | Shale Shale bedrock |
Not Applicable Not Applicable |
Not Applicable Not Applicable |
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 | 15 | A | p | 1.1 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 40 | VF | 10 | 4.5 | -9 | -9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 3.0 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 15 | 25 | A | h | 1.1 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 45 | VF | 10 | 4.0 | -9 | -9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 90 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 3.0 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 25 | 45 | B | m | 1.2 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 45 | VF | 10 | 1.0 | -9 | -9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0.3 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 21 | ||
| 4 | 45 | 55 | BC | 1.2 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 45 | VF | 10 | 0.3 | -9 | -9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 100 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 0.3 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 21 | |||
| 5 | 55 | 90 | 2 | C | k | 1.6 | 20 | 85 | 10 | 5 | F | 3 | 0.0 | -9 | -9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 100 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25.0 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| 6 | 90 | 100 | R | 2.8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9.0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | |||