Misekhin soil series
The Misekhin series is a very deep soil formed in loamy marine deposits. This soil is very deep to a water table. (UAE (NE028).
Taxonomic classification: Gypsic Haplosalids, coarse-silty, gypsic, hyperthermic
Diagnostic subsurface horizons described in this profile are: Gypsic horizon, 0 to 120 cm; and Salic horizon 35 to 200 cm.
Gypsic Haplosalids are the Haplosalids that have a gypsic horizon with its upper boundary within 100 cm of the soil surface.
The pH (1:1) ranges from 7.0 to 8.4 throughout the profile. The EC (1:1) ranges mostly from 2.0 to 30.0 throughout. However, a subhorizon 15 cm or more thick with EC (1:1) of 17.0 or more is in each profile. Pieces of shell fragments range from 0 to 40% throughout.
The A horizon ranges from 15 to 30 cm thick. It has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma 3 to 5. It is fine gypsum material, coarse gypsum material, or it is gypsiferous very fine sandy loam or gypsiferous loam. Gypsum content is generally in the form of fine to coarse crystals and ranges from 15 to 60%.
The B horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is very fine sandy loam or loam, including gypsiferous texture modifiers. Weighted average gypsum content above 100 cm is 15 to 40%, and generally decreases with depth. Below 100 cm it may be less than 1%. The B horizon may be very weakly cemented or weakly cemented by gypsum above 100 cm. However, roots appear to be able to penetrate with a spacing of less than 10 cm.
Misekhin soil series
The Misekhin series is a very deep soil formed in loamy marine deposits. This soil is very deep to a water table. (UAE (NE028).
Taxonomic classification: Gypsic Haplosalids, coarse-silty, gypsic, hyperthermic
Diagnostic subsurface horizons described in this profile are: Gypsic horizon, 0 to 120 cm; and Salic horizon 35 to 200 cm.
Gypsic Haplosalids are the Haplosalids that have a gypsic horizon with its upper boundary within 100 cm of the soil surface.
The pH (1:1) ranges from 7.0 to 8.4 throughout the profile. The EC (1:1) ranges mostly from 2.0 to 30.0 throughout. However, a subhorizon 15 cm or more thick with EC (1:1) of 17.0 or more is in each profile. Pieces of shell fragments range from 0 to 40% throughout.
The A horizon ranges from 15 to 30 cm thick. It has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma 3 to 5. It is fine gypsum material, coarse gypsum material, or it is gypsiferous very fine sandy loam or gypsiferous loam. Gypsum content is generally in the form of fine to coarse crystals and ranges from 15 to 60%.
The B horizon has hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is very fine sandy loam or loam, including gypsiferous texture modifiers. Weighted average gypsum content above 100 cm is 15 to 40%, and generally decreases with depth. Below 100 cm it may be less than 1%. The B horizon may be very weakly cemented or weakly cemented by gypsum above 100 cm. However, roots appear to be able to penetrate with a spacing of less than 10 cm.