CSSC Subgroups

Order: Solonetzic
Great Group: Solonetz

Subgroup	Description
Alkaline Solonetz (FDA)	Solonetzs that have a strongly alkaline A horizon with pH (H₂O) >8.5 Full Description
Gleyed Brown Solonetz (FDB)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value >4.5 dry, a chroma Full Description
Brown Solonetz (FDC)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value >4.5 dry and a chroma usually >1.5 Full Description
Gleyed Dark Brown Solonetz (FDD)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value of 3.5-4.5 dry, a chroma usually >1.5, and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface Full Description
Dark Brown Solonetz (FDE)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value of 3.5-4.5 dry and a chroma usually >1.5 Full Description
Gleyed Black Solonetz (FDF)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value <3.5 dry, a chroma usually >1.5, and faint to distinct mottles within 50 cm of the mineral soil surface Full Description
Black Solonetz (FDG)	Other Solonetzs that have an Ah, Ahe, or Ap horizon with a color value <3.5 dry and a chroma usually >1.5 Full Description

Source: The Canadian System of Soil Classification, Third Edition. 1998.