Soil profiles–-Okinawa Island (Japan)

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The abrupt boundary between limestone and the soil above it in the cut of a quarry near the village of Jahanna, western Motobu peninsula. This is Brown Forest soil from limestone. A small basket stands beside the wheat growing on the soil to the left."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Profile of Brown Forest soil from limestone, probably Yontan limestone, immediately west of Yontan airfield along #6, about 1.4 miles north of its junction with #6S. This is on the shank of Bolo Point, Okinawa."

Profile of Brown Forest soil from limestone at Bolo Point (now called Yomitan), Okinawa. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Profile shown in G145."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Profile intermediate between Red Podzolic and Reddish-Brown Lateritic soils, formed from colluvium consisting of greenstone and phyllite cemented with carbonates at one time, about ½ mile south of Taira, east end of Motobu peninsula."

Profile of Red Podzolic and Reddish-Brown Lateritic soils, about half a mile south of Taira, Okinawa. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Second shot of profile shown in H71."

Profile of Lithosols from phyllite several miles east of Kawata and near the end of a logging road. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Second shot of profile shown in H94."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Lithosols from phyllite, of the more yellow variety of profiles, in an area several miles east of Kawata, across the island from Shana Wan, and near the end of the logging road that falls short of the village of Takee. Thickness of soil over weathering rock ranges from 8 to 14 inches."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Red Podzolic soil from cherty limestone and clay slate in a cut along the road from Nago to Izumi, Motobu peninsula. This is on a hilly slope about 2 miles northwest of a small village, probably Yamanuwabara, and about 3 1/2 miles northwest of Nago. The auger is 42 inches long."

Profile of Red Podzolic soil from cherty limestone and clay slate from a roadcut in the Motobu peninsula. The augur pictured is 42 inches long. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Another shot of profile shown in H100."

Profile of Red Podzolic soil from marine sediments about half a mile east of Kawata, across the island to the southeast from Shana Wan. The cut is along an abandoned logging road. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Another shot of profile shown in H60."