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England Soil Profiles
Hooksan
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Hooksan soils are excessively drained soils formed in eolian sand. Hooksan soils are mapped adjacent to beaches occurring on vegetated dunes. The dark layers (Ab horizons) are buried surface horizons.
Photo: Pete Fletcher location: Horseneck Beach, Westoprt Massachusetts