Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

A further separation of sands is made according tothe prevelence of different sized sand fractions .Mediumand coarse sands may contain over 25 percent coarse sandbut not over 50 percent fine sands .sands must contain over 50 percent ofFine and very finethe respective finesand fractions .The soil textural classes are grouped according to theCanada Soil Survey Committee as follows :Coarse-textured - sands, loamy sands .Moderately coarse-textured - sandy loam, fine sandy loam .Medium-textured - very fine sandy loam,loam, silt loam,silt .Moderately fine-textured - sandy clay loam,clay loam,silty clay .loam .Fine-textured - sandy clay, silty clay, clay (40-60%) .Very fine-textured - heavy clay (more than 60% clay) .2 . SOIL STRUCTURE AND CONSISTENCESoil structure refers to theparticles into compound particles,aggregation of the primary soilor clusters of primary particles,which are separated from adjoining aggregates by surfaces of weakness .The aggregates differ in grade of development (degree of distinctness)as follows : weak, moderate, and strong . They vary in class (size) asfollows : very fine, fine, medium, coarse, and very coarse . They alsovary in kinds (character of the faces and edges of the aggregates) .The kinds mentioned in this report are : Single-grain - loose,