Soil Order: Brunisol
Great Group: Eutric Brunisol
Subgroup: Orthic Eutric Brunisol
Soil Series:
Classification Code: O.EB
Soil Horizons Present: LFH, Ah, Bm1, Bm2, Bm3, C
Diagnostic Horizon 1: Bm1
Diagnostic Horizon 2: Bm2
Diagnostic Horizon 3: Bm3
Diagnostic Horizon 4:

Land Form:
Parent Material: Volcanic tephra
Elevation (m): 900
Topography: Inclined
Affected by Glaciation: Yes

Climate Zone: Dry and Cool Continental
Mean Annual Temperature (C): 2.3
Minimum Annual Temperature (C): -12.9
Maximum Annual Temperature (C): 13.9
Mean Annual Precipitation (mm): 442

Current Land Use: 2nd growth forest
Original Vegetation: Whitespruce, lodgepole pine
Current Vegetation: Whitespruce, lodgepole pine

This soil is in the Brunisolic Order. Brunisols are relatively young soils that can be thought of as a transition stage between Regosols and other, more developed soils (e.g. Podzol, Luvisol). The diagnostic horizon is usually a Bm horizon > 5 cm thick, which has undergone minimal pedogenic alteration (alternatively, another B horizon could be present depending on the accumulation of clay (Btj) or amorphous Fe/Al (Bfj)). This site has volcanic parent material (basalt cinder), as it is situated near Nazko Cone. The soil at this site falls into the Orthic Eutric Brunisol Subgroup. These soils have a high degree of base saturation, particularly in the B horizon, with the C horizon being commonly calcareous.

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Soil Texture of Diagnostic Horizon or Prevailing Texture: Sandy Loam to Loam
Soil texture horizons: Sandy loam (Ah), Loamy (Bm1), Loam (Bm2), Loam (Bm3), Loam (C)
Soil structure horizons: Subangular blocky
Forest Humus Form: Mor
Presence of Charcoal:
Presence of Coatings:

Primary Soil Process Group: Transformation
Primary Soil Process: Podzolization
Secondary Soil Process: