Aspen: Soil profile description
Soil pit located approx. 2 m north of tripod (25 Sept 1998) and used for soil T/moisture measurements


Horizon
Depth (cm)
Texture
Rock 
fragments (%)
Structure
Consistancy
Color
Effervesence
Other
O
0-2
fibric
none
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
mat of aspen leaves
A
2-10
sandy loam
none
weak granular
very friable
10 YR 2/1
n/a
few medium roots
many fine roots
clear boundary
B1
10-26
sandy loam
5
subangular blocky
moderately friable
10 YR 2/2
none
few fine roots
some medium roots
B2
26-46
sandy loam
5
angular blocky
moderately friable
10 YR 3/3
none
few medium and fine roots
B3
46-60
loamy sand
35-40
weak subangular blocky
very friable
7.5 YR 3/3
none
few medium and fine roots
C
60-100
loamy sand
15
subangular blocky
friable
7.5 YR 3/4
none
few medium and fine roots
Fe/quartz conc. and depletions