Premium
Fragipans in Pennsylvania Soils: Properties of Bleached Prism Face Materials
Author(s) -
Ranney R. W.,
Ciolkosz E. J.,
Cunningham R. L.,
Petersen G. W.,
Matelski R. P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1975.03615995003900040032x
Subject(s) - prism , geology , particle (ecology) , soil water , deposition (geology) , mineralogy , face (sociological concept) , feature (linguistics) , soil science , optics , geomorphology , physics , philosophy , sediment , sociology , social science , linguistics , oceanography
Bleached prism faces are a common feature of soil fragipan horizons. Particle size and chemical and clay mineralogy data indicate these zones are areas of accumulation of material from horizons above. The data also indicates that two processes are active in the movement of material into the prism face area. These processes result in bimodal distribution of particle sizes in the prism face areas. The exact nature of the processes is unclear and may involve both deposition and some stripping.