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Juxtaposed ferran-ferriargillan




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Juxtaposed ferran-ferriargillan
From the Soil Micromorphology Slide Collection

STEM Standard addressed: ESS2E - Biogeology


Appropriate Grade Level(s)
  • College-level
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  • Classroom Lectures
  • Laboratory Activities
General Course Areas
  • Soil Microbiology
Description
Data for the horizon
Horizon sampled: IIBtg
Depth sampled: 85-100 cm
Physical and chemical data available: See reference
Macromorphological description of horizon: Color below Al is 10 YR 6-8/1 , sandy clay loam Micromorphological description of horizon: See reference

Data for thin section
Preparation of sample: Air dry
Impregnating medium: Polyester resin
Thickness of section: 30 µm
Orientation of section: Vertical

Soil Classification
U.S.: Typic Plinthaquult
F.A.O.: Plinthic Acrisol

Elevation: 46 m
Physiographic position: Upper river terrace
Topography and hill slope position: Plane
Parent material: Fluvial and colluvial deposits overlying thin ironstone gravel/quartz stone line over saprolite of Rokel River series
Soil climatic data and/or soil water balance: Poorly drained
Vegetation: At time of sedimentation - probably savanna; presently - secondary form bush

Method
Data for 35-mm slide
Frame length: 0.8 mm
Light mode: Cross polarized

References
Miedema, R. , A. G. Jongmans, and R. Brinkman. 1 987. The micromorphology of a typical catena from Sierra Leone, West Africa. p. 1 37-1 45. In N. Fedoroff, L. M. Bresson, and M. A. Courty (ed.) Soil Micromorphology. AFES Imprimerie Schiffer, Paris, France. Source - R. Miedema

Slide CT15. Soil Science Society of America, 1993. A Reference Slide Collection for Soil Micromorphology. SSSA, Madison, WI.

Peer Review: Yes

Credit this item to: SSSA
Media Date: 1993-01-01
Provided By: (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America


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  • * Soil Science Society of America
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Submitted By: (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America


Keywords

  • Coatings
  • IIBtg Horizon
  • micromorphology
  • ferran-ferriargillan

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