Horizon |
Depth (cm.) |
Description |
Aoo |
(0-2.5) |
Brown partly decomposed moss, needles, twigs and wood. |
Ao |
(2.5-5) |
Dark brown shading to black well decomposed products from above. Many
small feeding roots in the lower part. pH 4.8. |
A2 |
(5-17.5) |
Whitish gray ash-like gravelly sandy loam. Porous with weak platy structure.
pH 5.3. |
B1 |
(17.5-45.5) |
Rusty brown sandy loam, with fine granular structure. Gravelly and
stony; porous and well drained. Small amounts of iron and stain on stones.
pH 6.4. |
B2 |
(42.5-102.5) |
Grayish brown loamy sand. Structureless, with many stones, grit and
gravel. Porous and well drained, with no showing of lime. pH 6.8. |
C |
|
Light gray sands, gravel and stones in a mixture. Washed and stratified.
Glacial gravels underlaid at depth by cemented till. pH 7.0. |