Description of soil ONMKKO~~~~N (MUIRKIRK)

General Characteristics
Classification O.HG

Orthic Humic Gleysol

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 Unspecified period

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

Root restrictions No root restricting layer

The growth of plant roots is not restricted by any soil layer.

Type of root restricting layer n/a

Not Applicable

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.

Parent Materials
Mode of Deposition Texture Chemical properties
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.

Coarse Skeletal

Coarse Skeletal (USDA Texture Classes: VGS, VGLS).

Weakly Calcareous

< 6 CaCO3 equivalent (%)

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 -10 0 O m 0.1 0 -9 -9 -9 - -9 30.0 6 0 5.1 5.4 100 0 122 0 3.455 97 80 70 50
2 0 18 A hk 1 0.67 0 29 36 35 VF 14 7.1 -9 -9 7.0 7.1 100 6 68 0 0.994 76 70 58 11
3 18 25 A hk 2 0.78 0 47 38 15 VF 24 6.0 -9 -9 7.3 7.4 100 16 51 0 2.527 72 50 47 7
4 25 40 C kg 1 1.49 0 74 21 5 VF 34 0.0 -9 -9 7.4 7.8 100 22 9 0 4.317 44 40 16 6
5 40 50 C kg 2 1.49 0 88 7 5 F 21 0.0 -9 -9 7.4 7.6 100 20 9 0 4.794 44 40 14 6
6 50 100 2 C kg 1.49 0 87 9 4 C 1 0.0 -9 -9 7.3 7.5 100 19 8 0 5.347 44 40 13 5
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