PINELANDS SOILS CHART 1

The following are soils formed in Cohansey sand in a process involving color changes. These changes involve the movement or leaching of iron downward through the soil as well as differences in the oxidation and incorporation of organic matter into the soil.

FEATURE	LAKEWOOD	LAKEHURST	ATSION	BERRYLAND	MUCK
A horizon (surface layer)	A1: 0-1" black, sand A2: 1-10" light brownish-gray, sand	A1: 0-2" dark gray, sand A2: 2-12" gray, sand	A1: 0-5" black, sand A2: 5-18" light gray, sand	A1: 0-11" black, sand A2: 11-15" gray, sand	Organic material 0-39" black muck (finely decomposed and saturated organic matter)
B horizon (subsurface layer)	Bh*: 10-14" yellowish-brown, sand B: 14-36" yellowish-brown, sand	Bh: 12-14" dark brown, sand B: 14-24" Yellowish-brown, sand B: 24-46" light yellowish-brown with light gray mottles, sand	Bh: 18-24" dark reddish-brown, loamy sand B: 24-36" light brownish-gray, sand	Bh: 15-24" dark brown, loamy sand B: 24-35" light brownish, gray, sand
C horizon (substratum)	C: 36-60" brownish-yellow, sand	C: 46-60" light gray, sand	C: 36-60" Light gray, sand	C: 35-60" light gray, sand	C: 39-60" grayish-brown, sand or gravel (clay layer in places)
Seasonal High Water Table (in feet or inches below the earth's surface)	5 feet	2 feet	6 inches	0 inches	0 inches
Elevation above sea level (approximation for comparison purposes)	28.5 feet	24.5 feet	21 feet	20 feet	20 feet

*Bh: a layer of the B horizon containing humus