Description of soil QCQSB32000N (QUISIBIS)
| Classification | O.HFP |
|---|---|
| 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 | Never The water table is not present in the soil at any time. |
| Root restrictions | Eighth layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the eighth layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Lithic Lithic (consolidated bedrock) |
| Drainage | Rapidly drained Water is removed from the soil rapidly in relation to supply. Excess water flows downward if underlying material is pervious. Subsurface flow may occur on steep gradients during heavy rainfall. Soils have low available water storage capacity (2.5-4 cm) within the control section, and are usually coarse textured, or shallow, or both. Water source is precipitation. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppermost | Till (Morainal) Morainal material (till) deposited by glacial ice: a mixture of boulders, sand, silt, and clay. |
Medium Skeletal Medium Skeletal (USDA Texture Classes: VGSL, VGL). |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
| Below | Calcareous Calcareous bedrock (dominantly sandstone and shale) |
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 | -5 | 0 | LH | 0.15 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 41.3 | -9 | -9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 3.25 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 15 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 5 | A | e | 1.35 | 15 | 42 | 43 | 15 | VF | 23 | 2.4 | -9 | -9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 49 | 34 | 29 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | B | hf | 1 | 1.35 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 23 | F | 7 | 8.7 | -9 | -9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 10.0 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 14 | |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | B | hf | 2 | 1.35 | 25 | 26 | 50 | 24 | VF | 8 | 6.4 | -9 | -9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 10.0 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 13 | |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | B | f | 1 | 1.35 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 15 | VF | 12 | 3.2 | -9 | -9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10.0 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 8 | |
| 6 | 15 | 30 | B | f | 2 | 1.35 | 35 | 48 | 38 | 14 | VF | 14 | 1.4 | -9 | -9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 7 | |
| 7 | 30 | 46 | BC | 1.6 | 39 | 46 | 38 | 16 | F | 10 | 0.5 | -9 | -9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10.0 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 8 | 46 | 100 | R | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9.0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | |||