Mixed Upland: Soil profile description
Soil pit located approx. 2 m west of tripod (24 Sept 1998) and used for soil T/moisture measurements


Horizon
Depth (cm)
Texture
Rock 
fragments (%)
Structure
Consistancy
Color
Effervesence
Other
Oi
0-1
fibric
none
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
mat of needles and broadleaf leaves
evidence fire (layer of charcoal)
Oe
1-5
moderately
decomposed
none
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
few large roots
many medium and small roots
abrupt boundary
E
5-13
loamy sand
5
weak subangular blocky
friable
7.5 YR 3/2
none
few large roots
many medium and small roots
clear boundary
B
13-29
sand
20
weak subangular blocky
very friable
7.5 YR 2.5/3
none
few large and medium roots
many fine roots
numerous decomposed root channels
clear boundary
C1
29-50
sand
20
weak subangular blocky
very friable
7.5 YR 3/3
none
rock layer (50-60%) at 50 cm
few medium roots
many fine roots
C2
50-100
loamy sand
20
angular blocky
friable
7.5 YR 4/3
none
cemeted peds
very hard and dense