Soil Site Reporter

Soil Series

3.13 CRWBIN (CB) (256)


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: 3 brown rankers (distinct topsoil and unmottled subsoil-if present)
Soil Series: loamy lithoskeletal limestone

Brief Profile Description
In Soil Associations (with WRB classification of this series in each association)
0311c    WETTON 1 Eutric Leptosols
0313c    CRWBIN Eutric Leptosols
0541p    MALHAM 2 Eutric Leptosols
0541q    WALTHAM Eutric Leptosols
0541z    EAST KESWICK 3 Eutric Leptosols
0581a    NORDRACH Eutric Leptosols
Surveyed profiles in LandIS
National Soil Inventory Sites: 13
Representative Profiles: 2
Auger Bores: 235
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