(Brown) Solodized Solonetzic Soil

Profile description

Ah ( 0 to 13 cm) Very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2 m); silt loam; weak fine granular; friable; abundant very fine and fine roots; few coarse fragments; clear wavy boundary; 10-15 cm thick 

Ahe (13 to 26 cm) Dark brown to brown (10YR 4/3 m); silt loam; weak fine platy; friable; abundant very fine roots; few coarse fragments; clear wavy boundary; 10-15 cm thick 

Ae (26 to 36 cm) Very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2 m); silt loam; compound weak medium columnar and moderate medium platy; firm; plentiful very fine and fine roots; few coarse fragments; wavy boundary; 9-13 cm thick smooth boundary 

Bnt (37 to 50 cm) Dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2 m); clay loam; compound strong medium columnar and strong medium subangular blocky; firm; plentiful very fine and fine roots; few, coarse fragments; many thin clay films on ped and pore surfaces; gradual wavy boundary; 10-15 cm thick 

BC (50 to 61 cm) Dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2 m); silt loam; compound moderate medium columnar and strong medium subangular blocky; firm; plentiful very fine, medium and fine roots; few coarse fragments; common thin clay films on ped and pore surface s; gradual, wavy boundary; 9-13 cm thick 

Ck (61 to 78 cm) Dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2 m), loam; compound weak coarse columnar and moderate coarse blocky to massive; firm; plentiful very fine and fine roots; few coarse fragments; weakly calcareous; clear wavy boundary; 15-20 cm thick 
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 
(Brown) Solodized Solonetz -Chemical Properties 
Horizons  pH  OM(%)  CEC Ca2++  Mg2+  Al3+ 
(cmolc kg-1) 
'AM WORKING ON IT! 

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 
(Brown)Solodized Solonetz -Physical Properties 
Horizons  Sand  Silt  Clay  BD 
Ah 30 52 18 0.80 
Ahe 30 57 13 0.88 
Ae 31 61 8 1.02 
Bnt 33 40 27 1.19 
BC 35 47 18 1.50 
Ck 42 39 19 1.32 

Refs.

Brunelle, A., S. Pawluk and T. W. Peters. 1976. Evaluation of profile development of some Solonetzic soils of South Central Alberta. Can. J. Soil Sci. 56:149-158.

Agriculture Canada Expert Committee on Soil survey. 1987. The Canadian System of Soil Classification. 2nd ed. Agric. Can. Publ. 1646. 164 pp.

Other Great Groups