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Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/fieldbook/
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This field guide is useful for making or reading soil and site descriptions. The major sections address soil profile description, geomorphology, geology, soil taxonomy, soil map symbols, and field sampling strategies. Rock charts and timescales are provided to help with soil identification.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Map
  • Text:
    • Book
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Soil science
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-492
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture, National Soil Survey Center