Nebraska Soils Field Trip - Virginia Tech
Nebraska Soils Field Trip - Virginia Tech
Nebraska Soils Field Trip - Virginia Tech
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4th IUSS Soil Classification Conference <strong>Field</strong> Tour Guidebook<br />
vertical faces of peds and 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct clay<br />
bridges on all faces of peds; 5 percent very fine 10YR 2/2 manganese masses; 1 percent coarse irregular<br />
carbonate masses; 3 percent nonflat 2- to 20-millimeter unspecified fragments; 2 percent krotovinas<br />
(volume percent); noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary.. At 200 cm, moved<br />
3 M north to continue description.<br />
2Btkb3--240 to 279 centimeters; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face clay loam, brown (7.5YR 5/3)<br />
broken face, dry; 39 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky<br />
structure; friable, moderately hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few fine roots throughout and<br />
common very fine roots throughout; common very fine and fine tubular and few fine and medium tubular<br />
pores; 1 percent prominent carbonate coats on rock fragments and 10 percent distinct skeletans on<br />
vertical faces of peds and 30 percent distinct clay bridges on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct clay<br />
films on all faces of peds; 2 percent very fine 10YR 2/2 manganese masses; 1 percent coarse irregular<br />
carbonate nodules; 1 percent nonflat 75- to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent nonflat 2-<br />
to 20-millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear broken<br />
boundary.<br />
3Btkb--279 to 301 centimeters; brown (10YR 5/3) broken face gravelly clay loam, pale brown (10YR 6/3),<br />
dry; 39 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic<br />
structure; firm, hard, very sticky, moderately plastic; few very fine and fine roots throughout; few very fine<br />
and fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent carbonate coats on rock fragments and 75 percent distinct<br />
clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine<br />
and medium 10YR 2/1 manganese masses; 1 percent nonflat 250- to 600-millimeter unspecified<br />
fragments and 10 percent nonflat 75- to 250-millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent nonflat 2- to<br />
20-millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; stone zone at top of<br />
horizon; clear wavy boundary.<br />
4Btb--301 to 330 centimeters; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face clay, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2),<br />
dry; 42 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, hard,<br />
very sticky, moderately plastic; few very fine roots between peds; few very fine and fine tubular pores; 30<br />
percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent medium 10YR 2/1 manganese masses and 35<br />
percent coarse 7.5YR 4/6 masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent nonflat 2- to 20-millimeter unspecified<br />
fragments; 3 percent krotovinas (volume percent); noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt<br />
wavy boundary.<br />
4Btkb1--330 to 420 centimeters; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face clay, light brownish gray (2.5Y<br />
6/2), dry; 44 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse<br />
prismatic structure; very firm, very hard, very sticky, moderately plastic; few fine irregular and few coarse<br />
interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent coarse 10YR 2/1<br />
manganese masses and 30 percent very coarse 7.5YR 4/6 masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent medium<br />
and coarse carbonate masses in cracks; 5 percent nonflat 5- to 75-millimeter unspecified fragments; very<br />
slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; gradual smooth boundary.<br />
4Btkb2--420 to 500 centimeters; brown (10YR 5/3) broken face clay, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; 44<br />
percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse prismatic<br />
structure; very firm, very hard, very sticky, moderately plastic; common interstitial pores; 10 percent<br />
distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium 2.5Y 6/1 iron depletions in cracks and 15<br />
percent coarse 10YR 2/1 manganese masses and 20 percent fine and medium 7.5YR 4/6 masses of<br />
oxidized iron; 5 percent medium carbonate masses in cracks; 5 percent nonflat 5- to 75-millimeter<br />
unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.3.<br />
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