Soil: Eena Loamy Sand (1) 


Parent Material: Glacio-flucial; medium sand over till.
Classification:    Gray Wooded and Podzol; Degraded Dystric Brunisol, 1970.
Profile Description:
Horizon  Depth (cm.)  Description 
Ao (0-5) Dark brown partly decomposed and well decomposed moss, needles, twigs, wood, etc. Many small feeding roots in the lower part. pH 5.0. 
A2 (5-10) Whitish brown ash-like fine to medium single grained loamy sand. Porous; no stones or gravel. pH 5.8. 
A3 (10-20) Light brown single-grained loamy sand, porous, loose and soft. pH 6.4. 
B1 (20-37.5) Brown single-grained loamy sand. Loose and porous. pH 6.4. 
B2 (37.5-172.5) Grayish brown loamy sand, single-grained, loose, and porous. Soft concentrations in the lower part coloured the same as the horizon. pH 6.6. 
C    Grayish brown medium sand containing finely divided mica. Soft, loose and clean, with no stones or gravel. No stratification observed. pH 6.8. 

Reference: B.C Soil Survey, Report No. 2. 1946. 
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