Major soil group: | 03 lithomorphic soils | Shallow, with a distinct, humose or peaty topsoil, but no subsurface horizons more than 5 cm thick (other than a bleached horizon). Normally over bedrock, very stony rock rubble or little altered soft unconsolidated deposits within 30 cm depth. |
Soil Group: | 4 rendzinas | Calcareous, over chalk, or extremely calcareous rock rubble or soft unconsolidated deposits. |
Soil Subgroup: | 3 brown rendzinas | (with brownish distinct topsoil that is not extremely calcareous) |
Soil Series: | light loamy lithoskeletal limestone |
0343e MARCHAM | Calcaric Leptosols |
National Soil Inventory Sites: 2Representative Profiles: 0Auger Bores: 51 |
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