Table 16. Soil descriptions (by Skip Walker)
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D
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C
C
B
C
N
loose organic layer
O 7.5 yr 3/2 dark c composed of fine
####### 0-8 1 pl 0 X
e brown s to med. fine roots
& mosses
smooth, many very
####### 8-20 A 7.5 yr 2/0 black 1 f gr 0 ss ps SL aw X
fine roots
mix of A color
occasional fine
C1 ####### 20-31 A/B & 5yr 3/3 dark 1 m abk 0 ss ps SL aw X
roots in B
reddish brown
m m abk streaks of
(breaking brownish orange
10yr 3/3 dark to a mottles - large 5yr
####### 31-40 2B 0 sp CL X
brown moderate 4/4 reddish-brown;
fine occasional fine
granular) roots.
includes 3cm live
####### 0-13 Oi brown 0 cs X moss, loose dead
Sphagnum bases
C2-A
composed of root
####### 13-25 Oe dark brown X fibers and sedge
bases
lichens - Claran &
####### 0-8 Oi whitish 0 as x
Claarb
mix of fine roots,
dark reddish sedge parts,
####### 8-24 1Oe 0 as x
C2-B brown Sphagnum and
other mosses
frozen sedge & fine
yellowish
####### 24-27 2Oe 0 as x roots & moss
brown
pieces
pergelic very dark
####### 0-8 Oe 0 aw x
cryaquept brown
C2-C many medium
mottles that are
####### 8-36 Bw greyish brown m 0 sp CL
orange-ish,
permafrost base
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Table 16. Soil descriptions (continued)
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So
Te
St
R
cl
G
D
D
H
C
C
B
C
N
pergelic
####### 0-9 Oi reddish brown loose moss 0 as loose mat of Hylspl
cryaquept
tight fibrous mat of
very dark
####### 9-11 Oe 1 pl 0 as very fine roots &
C3-B blackish brown
moss
very dark parent material -
####### 11-13 Oa 1 pl 0 ss ps SiL as
blackish brown colluvium (silt rich)
####### 13-18 A dark brown m gr 0 ss ps SiL cw x
####### 18-40 B brown 1 m gr sbk 75 sp L
grey material - shale
derived colluvium
mat of Sphagnum
####### 0-9 Oi as
russowii
partially
decomposed
####### 10-20 Oe as
Sphagnum
C8
russowii
fine sedge roots
20-30 and stems, some
####### 2Oe X
(frozen) mineral material,
5% silt
pergelic loose mat of
####### 0-3 Oi as
cryaquept Pleurozium
organic, many
very dark
####### 3-7 Oe as roots, fine & large,
C9 brown
5% silt
brown with
many medium X (top of
####### 7-20 B m m gr 0 ss ps L few fine roots
dark-brown B)
mottles
####### 0-1 Oi lichen mat
####### 1-2 Oe roots
decomposed litter
####### 2-5 Oa
& mineral soil
C13
small rocks w/
####### 5-8 A
some organic
w/ small rocks, ~
####### 8-18 B
no organic
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Table 16. Soil descriptions (continued)
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So
Te
St
cl
G
D
D
H
C
C
B
C
N
lichen/Empetrum
####### 0-3 Oi
roots, dark
fibrous, fine &
####### 3-5 Oe
coarse roots
fine roots, organic
####### 5-8 Oa
C14 detritus
less roots, dark
####### 8-11 A X finely decomposed
soil
11-13
####### B rocks
(rock)
####### 0-1 Oi Calcan litter
fine roots &
####### 1-2 Oe
organic
fine roots &
C15 ####### 2-4 Oa dark brown
organic
####### 4-8 A gray-brown x
gray with
####### >8 C some clay
brown mottles
dark gray- thin alder litter
####### 0-2 Oi
brown layer
dark gray- decomposed
####### 2-5 Oe
brown leaves, some roots
C16
dark gray-
####### 5-11 Oa fewer roots
brown
mostly mineral,
grey-bown w/
####### >11 B X some large some
brown mottles
fine roots
soil/rock slabs on
####### 0-1 C
C17 surface
####### >1 C X soil/gravel mix
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Table 16. Soil descriptions (continued)
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cl
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D
D
H
C
C
B
C
N
dark reddish some detritus &
####### 0-4 Oa x
brown fine roots
C18
unsorted varied
####### >4 C grey x
rocks
compacted
light orange-
####### 0-18 Oi Sphagnum
brown
lenense
C19
fine roots and
18-27 dark reddish
####### Oe x decomposing
(frozen) brown
Sphagnum
####### 0-3 Oa
BH1
####### 3-20 B x
histic
loose mat of
####### pergelic 0-2 Oi aw
Polytrichum & litter
cryaquept
tight mass of
7.5 YR 3/2
####### 2-10 Oe aw sedge leaves &
dark brown
roots
QC1
10% silt, base of
7.5 YR 2/2 very
####### 10-15 Oa 2 m sbk so po Si cw Oa is a layer of
dark brown
carbon
10YR 3/2 very 19 B dark grayish 2 m sbk 50 sp CL x mottling w/ color of
brown 10YR 4/4 dark
yellowish brown
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Table 16. Soil descriptions (continued)
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St
cl
G
R
D
D
H
C
C
B
C
N
pergelic loose mat of
####### 0-2 Oi cs
cryaquept Aulpal and litter
fibrous mat of
7.5 YR 2/2 very
####### 2-7 Oe cs grass and sedge
dark brown
roots and bases
7.5 YR 2.5/2
same as Oe, with
####### 7-10 Oa very dark cs
5% silt
brown
fine roots, mottles
QC3-B
10YR 3.5/3 10 B m m pl sp CL X top of B
dark brown fine around patches of
organic matter
patches in 10YR 5/1.5
####### m m sbk
B greyish-brown
many
10YR 4/4 dark
large
####### yellowish- 1 m gr
mottles in
brown
B
####### alfisol 0-4 Oi aw alder leaves
loose mat very porous, fine
10 YR 2/2 very of organic roots & bits of
####### 4-24 A so po Si cw x
dark brown mixed with wood & other plant
QC25
mineral parts
10 YR 2.5/2
mm
####### 24-40+ B very dark ss po SiL x
sbk
greyish brown
pergelic mostly live & dead
####### cryorthent 0-2 Oi as Stereocaulon
? paschala
7.5 YR 2.5/2 X top of A,
weak m very fine roots, 10-
QC35 ####### 2-6 A or Oa very dark <2 so po Si? cs may have
sbk 15% mineral
brown some B
10 YR 3.5/4
weak m 10 fine ss sp, SL, very
####### 6-40 B dark yellowish
sbk gravel sandy fine
brown
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Table 16. Soil descriptions (continued)
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So
Te
St
cl
G
D
D
H
C
C
B
C
N
pergelic loose mat of dead
####### 0-4 Oi as
cryorthent Claunc
7.5 YR 2.5/2
weak m 5 fine x - grab
####### 4-10 A or Oa very dark ss sp SiL as
sbk gravel sample
brown
QC38 10 YR 4/3 dark
####### 10-40 1B loose 85
brown
7.5 YR 3/2 organic mixed in
####### 1B
dark brown 1B layer
10 YR 4/3 dark
####### 40+ 2B m m sbk 20 sp CL
brown
pergelic
7.5 YR 5/4 loose mat of
####### cryohemis 0-8 Oi cs
brown Sphaang
t?
moderately
decomposed layer
7.5 YR 2/2 very
QC45 ####### 8-25 Oe gs of Sphagnum and
dark brown
sedge leaves,
stems & fine roots
7.5 YR 2.5/2 well decomposed
25-28+
####### Oa very dark layer of compacted
(frost)
brown Sphagnum peat
10 YR 6/6
histic
brownish loose mat of
####### pergelic 1-10 Oi aw
yellow Sphgir
cryaquept
(predominant)
sedge bases and
7.5 YR 2/2 very leaves, fine roots,
####### 10-19 Oe cw
dark brown partially
QC49 decomposed
nearly fully
decomposed
7.5 yr 3/2 dark
####### 19-31 Oa aw organic horizon w/
brown
very many fine
roots
31-33+ 10 YR 4/1 dark x - grab
####### B massive 30 sp SCL
(frost) grey sample
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