The Fort Selkirk volcanic field in Yukon, Canada, contains valley-filling basalts ranging from early Pleistocene to Holocene age. Soils on older surfaces have complex parent materials from glaciation and significant loess accumulation, with profile development varying from nil to reddish-brown Brunisolic soils. This dataset was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling soil development rates based on substrate age and loess accumulation mentioned in the description
- Correlating vegetation cover types with volcanic flow ages and soil profiles described
- Analyzing the impact of Pleistocene glaciation on soil parent material complexity as described
- Studying the stratigraphy of diamicton, loess, and basalt layers detailed in the description
Strengths
- Describes specific geological features like up to 1 m or more of calcareous loess cover
- Details soil profile variations with ~30 cm of B horizon development
- Provides temporal context with ages ranging from early Pleistocene to Holocene
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Time Range
- Early Pleistocene to Holocene
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:41:31.080826; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Fort Selkirk volcanic field, Yukon, Canada (115I/13 and 14)