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Nebraska Soils Field Trip - Virginia Tech

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4th IUSS Soil Classification Conference <strong>Field</strong> Tour Guidebook<br />

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:<br />

Thickness of the mollic epipedon--25 to 61 centimeters (10 to 24 inches)<br />

Depth to relict redoximorphic features--56 to 165 centimeters (22 to 65 inches)<br />

Depth to carbonates--61 to more than 203 centimeters (24 to more than 80 inches)<br />

Content of clay in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--20 to 27 percent<br />

Content of sand in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--less than 5 percent<br />

Clay content decreases regularly with depth<br />

A or Ap horizon:<br />

Hue--10YR<br />

Value--2 or 3<br />

Chroma--1 to 3<br />

Texture--silt loam or silty clay loam<br />

Clay content--20 to 35 percent<br />

Sand content--less than 5 percent<br />

Reaction--moderately acid to neutral<br />

AB or BA horizon (if it occurs):<br />

Hue--10YR<br />

Value--2 or 3<br />

Chroma--2 or 3<br />

Texture--silt loam or silty clay loam<br />

Clay content--20 to 30 percent<br />

Sand content--less than 5 percent<br />

Reaction--slightly acid or neutral<br />

Thickness--0 to 6 inches<br />

Bw horizon:<br />

Hue--10YR<br />

Value--4 or 5<br />

Chroma--3 or 4<br />

Texture--silt loam or silty clay loam<br />

Clay content--20 to 27 percent<br />

Sand content--less than 5 percent<br />

Reaction--slightly acid or neutral<br />

BC horizon (if it occurs):<br />

Hue--10YR<br />

Value--4 or 5<br />

Chroma--3 or 4<br />

Texture--silt loam<br />

Clay content--18 to 26 percent<br />

Sand content--less than 5 percent<br />

Reaction--neutral or slightly alkaline<br />

Thickness--0 to 12 inches<br />

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