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The Soils of Middlesex County - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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DETAILED PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS AND ANALYSES<br />

EMBRO SOIL ONTARIO 1987 PROFILE NO . TPHDOIS<br />

LOCATION<br />

ELEVATION<br />

SITE<br />

LANDFORM AND<br />

PARENTMATERIALS<br />

SLOPE<br />

SOILWATERREGIME<br />

STONINESS<br />

CLASSIFICATION<br />

STATUS<br />

Township <strong>of</strong> London, Lot 8, Con. VII, NTS Map Area 40P/3,17 TPT 8050 6945<br />

280 metres<br />

Row crop<br />

Nearly level to very gently sloping ground moraine, loamy glaciolacustrine<br />

deposits overlying loamy glacial till<br />

1 .0% simple<br />

Imperfectly drained, conductivity medium, saturation period medium<br />

Nonstony<br />

GleyedMelanic Brunisol<br />

Taxadjunct to Gleyed Brunisolic Gray Brown Luvisol<br />

Depth Colour<br />

(range) moist<br />

Horizon cm . dry Texture Primary Structure<br />

Ap 0-30 l0YR3/2m SIL moderate, coarse,<br />

(23-34) subangularblocky<br />

Bmgj 30-63 10YR513m SIL moderate, medium,<br />

(30-36) subangular blocky<br />

IIBmgj 63-78 10YR5/3m SIL moderate to strong,<br />

(15-17) medium, subangular<br />

blocky<br />

IICkgj 78-110 7.5YR5/2m L moderate to strong,<br />

medium to coarse,<br />

subangular blocky<br />

Secondary Structure<br />

moderate, fine to<br />

medium, subangular<br />

blocky<br />

moderate, fine to<br />

medium, subangular<br />

blocky<br />

moderate, fine to<br />

medium, subangular<br />

blocky<br />

moderate to strong,<br />

medium, subangular<br />

blocky<br />

Consistence<br />

slightly sticky,<br />

very frrn, slightly<br />

plastic<br />

slightly sticky,<br />

firm, slightly<br />

plastic<br />

slightly sticky,<br />

firm, slightly<br />

plastic<br />

slightly sticky,<br />

firm, plastic<br />

Mottles<br />

common, fine,<br />

prominent, 10YR5/6<br />

common, fine,<br />

prominent, 10YR5/6<br />

common, fine,<br />

prominent, 10YR5/6<br />

Horizon<br />

Depth<br />

em<br />

Grav.<br />

>2<br />

mm<br />

VCS<br />

2-1<br />

mm<br />

S<strong>and</strong><br />

CS<br />

1-.5<br />

mm<br />

Fraction<br />

MS<br />

5- .25<br />

nun<br />

FS<br />

.25-.1<br />

mm<br />

VFS<br />

.1-.05<br />

mm<br />

S<strong>and</strong> Silt Clay<br />

Fine<br />

Clay<br />

dN.m<br />

Bulk<br />

Density Porosity<br />

g/cm3 %<br />

Ap 0-30 1 0 2 5 6 7 21 58 21 9 132 43<br />

Bmgj 30-63 2 1 2 6 7 7 23 59 18 8 1 .46 40<br />

IlBmgj 63-78 4 0 2 8 8 10 29 55 15 7 1 .42 47<br />

IlCkgj 78-110 8 1 3 5 12 9 31 45 24 8<br />

Horizon<br />

Depth<br />

cm<br />

% Moisture Retention<br />

0<br />

kpa<br />

5<br />

kPa<br />

(g/g)<br />

33<br />

kPa<br />

1500<br />

kPa<br />

Available<br />

Moisture<br />

%<br />

Hydr.<br />

Cond .<br />

cm/hr<br />

Elec.<br />

Cond .<br />

mmhos/cm<br />

pH<br />

H2O<br />

pH<br />

CaC12<br />

Organic<br />

Matter<br />

%<br />

CEC<br />

me/l00g CaC03<br />

%<br />

Ap 0-30 37.6 30.6 26.4 10.0 16 .4 6 .66 0.3 7 .5 7 .4 4 .4 37.6 0 .5 -<br />

Bmgj 30-63 25.4 2I .3 19.0 8 .4 10 .6 2.12 0 .2 7 .5 7 .2 1 .0 15.3 0.4 -<br />

1IBmgj 63-78 25.7 2I .2 18 .2 7.2 11 .0 536 0 .1 7.6 73 0.5 13 .6 0 .8 -<br />

IlCkgj 78-110 - - - - 0.2 7 .7 72 - - 1 .4 0.7<br />

Cal/Dol<br />

Ratio

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