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BELLEVILLE SERIES The Dcllcvilic series eonsisls ul ptuirly UiaineU and very poorly drained soils lormed in samly materials anderlain by loamy glacial or lacustrine sediments at 20 to 40 inches Permeability is rapid in the santly materials and moderately slow in the loamy materials. Slopes range Irom 0 to 2 pereent. Mean annual precipitation is about .^3 inches, and mean annual temperature is about 4s) degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy over loamy, mixed, semiaciivc. mesicTypic Endoaquolls TYPICAL PEDON: Belleville loamy fine sand on a 1 percent slope in a cultivated field. (Colors ate for moist soil unless otherwise indicated.) Ap--0 to 11 inches; black (lOYR 2/1) loamy fine sand, dark gray (lOYR 4/1) dry: moderate medium granular structure; friable; common fine roots; mildly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. (11 to 16 inches thick) Bg--11 to 20 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sand; few fine prominent yellowish brown (lOYR 5/6) and few fine distinct light gray (lOYR 6/1) mottles; single grain; loose; few fine roots; black (lOYR 2/1) coatings in root channels; mildly alkaltne; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 20 inches thick) Cgl--20 to 30 inches; light gray (lOYR 6/1) fine sand; common fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and common medium prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottles; single grain; loose; slight effervescence; mildly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick) 2Cg2--30 to 34 inches; gray (5Y 5/1) heavy clay loam; common medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and few fine distinct olive (5Y 5/6) mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; about 1 percent gravel; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 5 inches thick) 2Cg3-34 to 51 inches; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; common medium distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1) mottles; massive; firm; about 3 percent gravel; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary. 2Cg4-51 to 55 inches; gray (lOYR 5/1) silty clay loam; common medium prominent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) mottles; massive; firm; about 5 percent gravel; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary. 2Cg5-55 to 60 inches; gray (lOYR 5/1) silty clay loam; few fine prominent dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) mottles; massive; firm; about 2 percent gravel; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Wayne County. Michigan; about 7 1/2 miles south and 1 mile east of Belleville; 528 feet west and 2376 feet north of the southeast corner, sec. 34. T. 4 S.. R. 8 E. i