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3.11 SKIDDAW (Skd) (1892) Series

« SIMONSIDE SLATE QUARRY RUBBLE »

Definition

Major soil group: 03 lithomorphic soils Shallow, with a distinct, humose or peaty topsoil, but no subsurface horizons more than 5 cm thick (other than a bleached horizon). Normally over bedrock, very stony rock rubble or little altered soft unconsolidated deposits within 30 cm depth.
Soil Group: 1 rankers Loamy or clayey, with non-calcareous topsoil over bedrock (including massive limestone), non-calcareous rock rubble or soft non-calcareous deposits.
Soil Subgroup: 1 humic rankers (with humose or peaty topsoil)
Soil Series: loamy or peaty lithoskeletal mudstone and sandstone or slate

Brief Profile Description

In Soil Associations (with WRB classification of this series in each association)

0311b    SKIDDAW Dystric Epileptic Histosols

Surveyed profiles in LandIS

National Soil Inventory Sites: 16

Representative Profiles: 0

Auger Bores: 58
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