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Description of soil NBZTM182~~N (TIDAL MARSH)

General Characteristics
Classification -.-

Not Applicable

Profile Native soil profile

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

Kind of material Unclassified

This material was not classified due to an absence of information or an unusual situation, such as rockland or an extremely shallow soil.

Water table Not applicable

Not applicable.

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
Uppermost Undifferentiated organic

A layered sequence of more than three undifferentiated types of organic material (>30% organic matter by weight).

Mesic

Mesic

Medium Acid to Neutral

pH 5.6 - 7.4

Below 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.

Moderately Fine

Moderately Fine (USDA Texture Classes: SCL,FSCL,VFSCL,CL,SICL,GSCL,GL,CBCL).

Medium Acid to Neutral

pH 5.6 - 7.4

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 5 O m 1 0.12 -9 -9 -9 -9 - -9 24.4 5 5 5.5 6.0 99 0 110 10 50.0 95 70 35 15
2 5 30 O m 2 0.16 -9 -9 -9 -9 - -9 27.2 5 10 5.5 6.0 99 0 123 10 5.0 94 70 35 15
3 30 40 O h 0.18 -9 -9 -9 -9 - -9 25.5 6 5 5.5 6.0 99 0 115 10 0.5 93 75 38 18
4 40 100 2 C g 1.45 0 11 58 31 VF 4 1.2 -9 -9 6.0 6.5 99 0 12 10 1.0 42 38 36 15
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