Description: Parent material name is a term for the general physical, chemical, and mineralogical composition of the unconsolidated material, mineral or organic, in which the soil forms. Mode of deposition and/or weathering may be implied by the name.
The soil surveyor uses parent material to develop a model used for soil mapping. Soil scientists and specialists in other disciplines use parent material to help interpret soil boundaries and project performance of the material below the soil. Many soil properties relate to parent material. Among these properties are proportions of sand, silt, and clay; chemical content; bulk density; structure; and the kinds and amounts of rock fragments. These properties affect interpretations and may be criteria used to separate soil series. Soil properties and landscape information may imply the kind of parent material.
The source map scale is 1:12,000 (1 inch = 1,000 feet). This information is designed to be viewed and analyzed at this map scale. The minimum size delineation is 3 acres.
Feature Type: Polygon
Type: FeatureLayer
Display Field: PAR_MAT
Primary Key Field: OBJECTID
Show Map Tips: True
Searchable: False
Identifiable: True
Queryable: True
Can Copy Feature: True
Snappable: True
Snapping Enabled: False
Has Attachments: False
Feature Label: {LayerName}
Feature Description: {PAR_MAT}
Feature Long Description: N/A
Feature Zoom Factor: N/A
Feature Zoom Scale: N/A
Feature Border Color: N/A
Feature Border Width: N/A
Feature Fill Color: N/A
Icon: N/A
Include in Layer List: False
Include in Legend: True
Can Toggle Labels: False
Draw Index: N/A
Legend URL: N/A
Style Name: N/A
Data Provider: Default
Time Zone ID: N/A
Fields:
SHAPE (Type: Object, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
PAR_MAT [Soil Parent Material] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
OBJECTID (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SHAPE.STArea() (Type: Double, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SHAPE.STLength() (Type: Double, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)