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Stress coating (slickenside surface)




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Stress coating (slickenside surface)
From the Soil Micromorphology Slide Collection

STEM Standard addressed: ESS2E - Biogeology


Appropriate Grade Level(s)
  • College-level
Materials are best used for
  • Classroom Lectures
  • Laboratory Activities
General Course Areas
  • Soil Microbiology
Description
Data for the horizon
Horizon sampled: Bw5
Depth sampled: 103-1 1 2 cm

Data for thin section
Preparation of sample: Air dry
Impregnating medium: Polyester resin
Thickness of section: 25 µm
Orientation of section: Vertical

Soil Classification
U.S.: Cold Vertisol (Cryert?)
Canada: Chernozemic (as it stands, but there is an ongoing study to establish Vertisols in Canadian soil classification)

Elevation: 575 m
Physiographic position: Plain
Topography and hill slope position: Plane
Parent material: Lacustrine deposits
Vegetation: Native - prairie grasses; contemporary - wheat

Method
Data for 35-mm slide
Frame length: 2.7 mm
Light mode: Cross polarized

References
Mermut, A. , D.F. Acton, and C. Tanocai. 1991 . A review of recent research on swelling clay soils in Canada. p. 1 12-1 21 . In J.M. Kimble (ed.) Characterization, Classification, and Utilization of Cold Aridisols and Vertisols. Proceedings of the Sixth International Soil Correlation Meeting (ISCOM), August, 1989. USDA, Soil Concervation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln NE. Source - A. R. Mermut

Slide CT21. 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

Latitude: 50.100000
Longitude: 105.05

Author(s)/Creator(s)

  • * Soil Science Society of America
    SSSA

Submitted By: (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America


Keywords

  • Coatings
  • Bw5 horizon
  • micromorphology
  • Stress coating (slickenside surface)

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