Sunday, October 9, 2011

Lucky number 13

Bedrock and Surficial Geology
There are no spots on our site with exposed bedrock.

Soil Profile- (pictures to come)

A soil pit was dug on September 21st, and the lab group discovered that our soil was extremely sandy.  We dug down through the O, A, B, and C layer.

O Layer- This layer was only 2 cm deep.  It consisted of mostly leaves, pines, and dark, nutrient rich soil.

A Layer- The A layer was 8 cm deep, and had a pH of 7.0.  This is where the soil started to get sandy, and was much lighter than the O layer

B Layer- This layer was the lightest color of any other layer, and was 8 cm deep.  It also had the most sandy texture.  The pH was 6.5.  Picking it up and feeling it really did make it seem like it came straight from the beach.

C Layer- The last layer went further than we could dig.  It had a pH of 6.0, and was as dark as the A layer.

Our photographer was absent, so the best picture we have so far is located below:

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