Open AccessMICROMORPHOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME SOILS FROM DEVON AND KING CHRISTIAN ISLANDS, N.W.T.
Author(s) -
S. Pawluk,
R. Brewer
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
canadian journal of soil science/canadian journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1918-1841
pISSN - 0008-4271
DOI - 10.4141/cjss75-043
Subject(s) - weathering , soil water , carbonate , geology , frost (temperature) , mineral , geochemistry , soil science , geomorphology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Investigation of soils from Devon and King Christian Islands show frost processes as having a dominating influence upon microfabric characteristics. Frost processes are expressed in the various modifications of banded fabric observed in the soils, and fine-grained cappings on framework members. While soils from Devon Island show little evidence of chemical alteration, the soil from King Christian Island has chemical attributes which reflect desalinization and alkalization processes. Mineralogical weathering is minimal, but the soils can be differentiated on the basis of carbonate rock content and clay mineral distribution. Soils from Devon Island are classified as Regosolic Turbic Cryosols, while the soil from King Christian Island cannot be readily classified in the Canadian system of soil classification.