Soil Profile Evaluations Soil Profile Evaluations and Comparisons and Comparisons Location: Pike County, PA Location: Pike County, PA Completed By: Will Whitehead Completed By: Will Whitehead For: SWS 5716 Environmental For: SWS 5716 Environmental Pedology Pedology
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 Presentation
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Soil Profile Evaluations Soil Profile Evaluations and Comparisonsand Comparisons
Location: Pike County, PALocation: Pike County, PA
Completed By: Will WhiteheadCompleted By: Will Whitehead
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.