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Borrow pit in Ware County GA

The dark layer near the surface of the pit is a spodic horizon. What made this area so interesting was the presence of the spodic horizon and underlying subsoil that contained plinthite.

 

For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...

 

For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM

 

For additional information about soil classification using USDA-NRCS Soil Taxonomy, visit:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/keys-...

or;

www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-...

 

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Uploaded on November 12, 2010
Taken sometime in 2006