Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

illuviation -the process of deposition of soil material removed fromone horizon to another in the soil, usually from an upper to alower horizon in the soil profile . Illuviated compoundsinclude silicate clay, iron and aluminum hydrous oxides andorganic matter .infiltration - the downward entry of water into the soilintergrade -a soil that possesses moderately well-developeddistinguishing characteristics of two or more geneticallyrelated taxalacustrine deposit - material deposited in lake water and laterexposed either by .alowering of the water or by uplift ofthe land -liquid limit (upper plastic limit) - the water content at which apat of soil, cut by a groove of standard dimensions, willflow together for a distance of 12 mm under the impact of25 blows in a standard liquid limit apparatusmap unit - a defined aggregate of soil bodies occurring together in .an individual and characteristic pattern over the land surface .As used in this report the map unit concept corresponds fairlyclosely to the concept of a soil association as used in theUnited States .morphology, soil - the makeup of the soil, including the texture, structure,consistence, color, and other physical, mineralogical, andbiological properties of the various horizons ofthe soil profile