Soil Order: Luvisol
Great Group: Gray Luvisol
Subgroup: Orthic Gray Luvisol
Soil Series: Alcan
Classification Code: O.GL
Soil Horizons Present: LF, Ae, AB, Bt1, Bt2, BC, CB, C1
Diagnostic Horizon 1: Bt
Diagnostic Horizon 2:
Diagnostic Horizon 3:
Diagnostic Horizon 4:

Land Form:
Parent Material: Glacial Till
Elevation (m): 750
Topography: Inclined
Affected by Glaciation: Yes

Climate Zone: Continental
Mean Annual Temperature (C): 0.7
Minimum Annual Temperature (C): -11.6
Maximum Annual Temperature (C): 12.9
Mean Annual Precipitation (mm): 500

Current Land Use: 2nd growth forest
Original Vegetation: White spruce, black spruce
Current Vegetation: Lodgepole pine

This soil is in the Luvisolic Order. Luvisols generally have light-coloured A and B horizons, with an important textural contrast between the two. Clays have eluviated from the A horizon(s) down into the B (illuvial) horizons due to lessivage, or the physical transfer of clays down the profile from vertical water movement. The diagnostic horizon of this soil is a Bt horizon (illuvial, enriched in silicate clay). This site has glaciall (morainal) parent material. The soil at this site falls into the Orthic Gray Luvisol Subgroup. There are well-developed Ae and Bt horizons with a thin (< 5 cm) mineral-organic surface horizon (Ah). These soil textures range from loam to clay loam. PDF with details: 23_Alcan.pdf

Soil Texture of Diagnostic Horizon or Prevailing Texture: Clay to clay loam
Soil texture horizons: Silty loam(Ae, AB), Clay (Bt1, Bt2), Clay Loam (BC, CB, C1)
Soil structure horizons: Platy (Ae), Subangular blocky to blocky (Bt1, Bt2), Angular blocky (BC, CB, C1)
Forest Humus Form: Mor
Presence of Charcoal:
Presence of Coatings:

Primary Soil Process Group: Translocation
Primary Soil Process: Clay Redistribution
Secondary Soil Process: