Post #1720546
2026-03-25 03:24 UTC
@siderea
Sounds like a podzol:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podzol
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@siderea@universeodon.com 2026-03-25 03:52
@seachanged oooh, what a great connection. I'm not sure this is it, because, if I'm reading the Wikipedia page right, it involves sandy soil, which is not the problem we have here. Thanks for mentioning!
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@tasket@mas.to 2026-03-25 04:05
@seachanged @siderea Another key to understanding this (assuming its true) could be how the region is composed of glacial moraines, regions scoured by glaciers which left behind many rocky deposits. This happened during the last ice age (and probably some prior ones as well). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_New_England#Surficial_deposits