Description of soil NSMSW82~~~N (Masstown)
| Classification | O.GL |
|---|---|
| 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 | Always The water table is always present in the soil. |
| Root restrictions | Fifth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the fifth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Compact Till Compact (Basal) Till |
| Drainage | Poorly drained Water is removed so slowly in relation to supply that the soil remains wet for a comparatively large part of the time the soil is not frozen. Excess water is evident in the soil for a large part of the time. Subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, in addition to precipitation are the main water sources; there may also be a perched water table, with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Soils have a wide range in available water storage capacity, texture, and depth, and are gleyed subgroups, Gleysols, and Organic soils. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
Soil Layer Characteristics
| Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | -7 | 0 | LFH | 0.0 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 28.0 | -9 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 50.0 | 90 | 40 | 30 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 17 | A | egj | 2.0 | 0 | 48 | 40 | 12 | VF | 25 | 1.0 | -9 | -9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 17 | 44 | B | g | 2.0 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 14 | VF | 29 | 1.0 | -9 | -9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 44 | 90 | BC | g | 2.0 | 6 | 55 | 36 | 9 | F | 17 | 1.0 | -9 | -9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 90 | 100 | C | g | 2.0 | 3 | 51 | 39 | 10 | VF | 23 | 0.0 | -9 | -9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 92 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 9 | ||