Profile of eroded patch of Naiwa soils, May 28, 1948
Item — Box: 1, item: I-109
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Eroded patch of Naiwa soils, Humic Ferruginous Latosols with unusually high content of titanium, along the edge of Waimea Canyon, Kauai. Formed with lava flows, the soil is thought by Don Sherman to represent the final stage of weathering for the region. Layer of maximum concentration of oxides, largely iron and titanium, is friable but not penetrable by plant roots. Spade is 2 feet long."
Dates
- Creation: May 28, 1948
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Language of Materials
English
Library Details
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Hornbake Library
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College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu