Site #9: 1987 Fire Glacial til
July 26, 1995
L.M. Arocena and K. Driscoll
Depth (cm) Horizon Description 
  S Bryophytes. 
6-4 Lv  Deciduous leaves, twigs, coniferous needles, fungal mycelia. 
4-2 Fa  Moist; black (10YR 2/1 m); weak, compact matted, firm, fibrous; few, very fine roots; common Annelida; common, random fungal mycelia. 
2-0 Hr  Moist; very dark brown (10YR 2/2 m); moderate, compact matted, firm, fibrous; common, very fine roots, common Annelida; few, random fungal mycelia. 
0-10 Ae  Light brownish gray (10YR 6/2 m); silt loam; moderate, medium, subangular blocky; slightly hard; plentiful, medium, vertical, exped roots; clear, wavy boundary. 
10-33 Bf  Yellowish red (5YR 4/6 m); silt loam; strong, fine to medium, subangular blocky; slightly hard; plentiful, medium to coarse, vertical, exped roots; gradual, wavy boundary. 
33-48 BC  Dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6 m); loamy sand; single grain; loose; plentiful, medium and few, fine, vertical, exped roots; gradual, smooth boundary. 
48+ C  Yellowish brown (10YR 5/8 m); loamy sand; single grain; loose; very few, fine and medium, vertical, exped roots. 
Selected physical and chemical properties - Pedon 9.
 
HORIZON Sand
%		 Clay
%		 Silt
%		 C
%		 Ti
%		 Zr
ppm		 pH
dH2O		 pH
0.01M CaCl2 
Ae  32.6  7.00  60.4  0.49  0.713  204  4.2  3.2 
Bf  55.5  3.00  41.5  3.4  0.476  128  4.7  4.0 
BC  84.2  1.80  14.0  1.3  0.383  108  4.8  4.3 
C  86.0  1.60  12.4  1.4  0.462  138  5.0  4.4 
 
HORIZON By NH4OAc By NH4Cl 
Al
cmol(+)kg-1		 Ca
cmol(+)kg-1		 Fe
cmol(+)kg-1		 K
cmol(+)kg-1		 Mg
cmol(+)kg-1		 Mn
cmol(+)kg-1		 Na
cmol(+)kg-1 		 CEC
cmol(+)kg-1 
Ae  0.44  1.5  < 0.011  0.16  0.24  0.048  0.022  9.9 
Bf  0.59  0.49  0.042  0.11  0.074  0.010  0.028  7.5 
BC  0.40  0.15  < 0.011  < 0.005  0.017  < 0.007  0.014  2.2 
C  0.24  0.10  < 0.011  0.044  0.014  < 0.007  0.017  1.3 
 
HORIZON Alp
%		 Fep
%		 Alo
%		 Feo
%		 ODOE* 
Ae  0.019  0.014  0.048  0.023  0.080 
Bf  0.31  0.63  0.61  0.42  2.7 
BC  0.14  0.14  0.34  0.13  0.87 
C  0.17  0.16  0.34  0.11  0.65 

o = (NH4)2C2O4      p = Na4P2O7      * = optical density of oxalate extract 

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