Sunday, October 30, 2011

3.) What soil series are YOU standing on?

According to the United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service...

the udept suborder of inceptisols, a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy, is the dominant type of soil found in 
Rhode Island, and more specifically, Providence. This type of soil forms quickly through alteration of parent material and thus has no accumulation of clays, iron, aluminum, or organic matter. The inceptisol variety of soil is found in humid to sub humid regions, such as costal Providence, R.I.

Surprising dirt can be categorized so specifically...that so much can information about location can be determined from the stuff we trample upon everyday.

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