Schematic Breakdown of the Soil Section Profile

Horizon Thickness (centimeters)

Description of the section

Profile 4

43˚42'36" EL 60˚42'44"

0 - 3

Dark gray crust featuring white and yellow spots, gypsified, with multiple small shells and a visible transition in density.

Glistens

3 - 13

Dusty-white sand marked by dark gray and rust-colored spots, salt, some roots, and yellow-pale inclusions of light loam.

13 - 24

White sand, sparsely dotted with rust-colored spots, loose, open-textured, and containing 1-cm shell deposits.

24 - 35

Rust-colored, dense gypsum that crumbles in hand into nutty crystalline formations.

35 - 48

Dusty-white sand with ochreous spots, open-textured, and aggregated ochreous separates.

GWL 48 cm