soil profile evaluations and comparisons
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Soil Profile Evaluations and Comparisons. Location: Pike County, PA Completed By: Will Whitehead For: SWS 5716 Environmental Pedology. Geologic Map of PA. Glacial Till and Outwash. Soil Probe Evaluations Locations. SP-1 along Delaware River SP-2 near Lake Wallenpaupack. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Soil Profile Evaluations Soil Profile Evaluations and Comparisonsand Comparisons
Location: Pike County, PALocation: Pike County, PA
Completed By: Will WhiteheadCompleted By: Will Whitehead
For: SWS 5716 Environmental PedologyFor: SWS 5716 Environmental Pedology
Geologic Map of PAGeologic Map of PA
Glacial Till and Outwash
Soil Probe Evaluations Locations.SP-1 along Delaware RiverSP-2 near Lake Wallenpaupack
24B Delaware fine sandy loam3-8% slopes
SP-1 Surrounding SP-1 Surrounding LandscapeLandscape
Wooded area with minimal slope. Adjacent slope with railroad and road bed. “Foot slope”
Stone Wall between pit and river. Floodplain between stone wall and river.“Stream Terrace”
Horizon: OiDepth: <1
Boundary: A/STexture: FibricColor:10YR2/1
Structure: SL/SGConsistence: L
Horizon: ADepth: 13
Boundary: C/STexture: SIL
Color:10YR4/1Structure: MO/SBKConsistence: VFR
Horizon: BwDepth: 58
Boundary: C/STexture: LS
Color:7.5YR5/6Structure: WK/SBKConsistence: VFR
Horizon: Bt1Depth: 84
Boundary: C/STexture: SL
Color:7.5YR5/4Structure: MO/SBK
Consistence: FRBridging
Horizon: Bt2Depth: 152
Boundary: C/STexture: SL
Color:7.5YR4/4Structure: MO/SBK
Consistence: FRBridging
Horizon: BgDepth: 183
Boundary: C/STexture: LS
Color:10YR6/2Structure: WK/SBK
Consistence: FR25% 7.5YR4/4S.H.W.T.
321C Lackawanna channery loam8-15% slopes, extremely stony
SP-2 Surrounding SP-2 Surrounding LandscapeLandscape
Wooded hill top. “Upland”
Pit spoils –channery to extremely stonyNo surface roots.
Glacial Till.
Horizon: OiDepth: 10
Boundary: A/STexture: FibricColor:10YR2/1
Structure: SL/SGConsistence: L
Horizon: ADepth: 25
Boundary: C/STexture: VCH/ST SIL
Color:7.5YR 4/2Structure: WK/SBKConsistence: VFR
Horizon: Bt1Depth: 46
Boundary: G/STexture: CH SICL
Color:10YR5/4Structure: WK/SBK
Consistence: FRBridging
Horizon: Bt2Depth: 61
Boundary: C/STexture: CH SICL
Color:10YR5/3Structure: MO/SBK
Consistence: FRBridging
Horizon: CDepth: 76
Boundary: A/SECH 10YR5/3 Weathered shale bedrock
Horizon: R – 76 +Hard shale bedrock – backhoe refusal
Compare and ContrastCompare and Contrast
ConclusionsConclusionsSP-1 SP-2
Both soils show signs of illuviation and eluviation.SP-1 is a much younger soil composed offloodplain deposits (transported), while SP-2 isa much older soil formed from weathered bedrockon a ridge scraped clean by glaciers (formed inplace). SP-2 shows well defined horizons while SP-1 has poorly defined horizons.
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