Soil Order: Brunisol
Great Group: Dystric Brunisol
Subgroup: Orthic Dystric Brunisol
Soil Series: Alix
Classification Code: O.DYB
Soil Horizons Present: LFH, Aej, Bm, BC, Bt, C
Diagnostic Horizon 1: Bm
Diagnostic Horizon 2:
Diagnostic Horizon 3:
Diagnostic Horizon 4:

Land Form:
Parent Material: Glacio-fluvial
Elevation (m): 1000
Topography: Inclined
Affected by Glaciation: Yes

Climate Zone: Continental
Mean Annual Temperature (C): 3.4
Minimum Annual Temperature (C): -10.4
Maximum Annual Temperature (C): 15.4
Mean Annual Precipitation (mm): 460

Current Land Use: 2nd-growth forest
Original Vegetation: White spruce, lodgepole pine
Current Vegetation: 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 glaciofluvial parent material. The soil at this site falls into the Orthic Dystric Brunisol Subgroup. This soil is further classified under the Alix soil association.PDF with details: 24_Alix.pdf

Soil Texture of Diagnostic Horizon or Prevailing Texture: Sandy Loam to loam
Soil texture horizons: Sandy loam (Aej), Sandy loam (Bm), Sandy loam (BC), Loam (Bt), Loam [C]
Soil structure horizons: Single grain (Aej), Granular (Bm), Massive (BC), Prismatic (Bt), Angular blocky [C]
Forest Humus Form:
Presence of Charcoal:
Presence of Coatings:

Primary Soil Process Group: Losses
Primary Soil Process: Leaching
Secondary Soil Process: Translocation