Major soil group: | 06 podzolic soils | With black, dark brown or ochreous humus and iron-enriched subsoils formed as a result of acid weathering conditions. Under natural or semi-natural vegetation, they have an unincorporated acid organic layer at the surface. |
Soil Group: | 1 brown podzolic soils | With a dark brown or ochreous, iron-enriched subsoil and no overlying bleached horizon. |
Soil Subgroup: | 1 typical brown podzolic soils | (unmottled with distinct topsoil) |
Soil Series: | loamy gravelly sandstones, siltstones, mudstones or slate |
0541u ELLERBECK | Episkeletic Entic Podzols |
National Soil Inventory Sites: 1Representative Profiles: 0Auger Bores: 32 |
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