Assertion: peat's material | /r/HasProperty | spongy
Facets:
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: for the first 8 inches
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The material in the hummocks consists of vertically elongated components and is typically spongy for the first 8 inches shading from a yellow-brown to reddish-tinted moss peat below the first foot level; in the deeper central portion of the peat area, the surface material to a depth of 18 inches consists of reddish-brown, spongy, compacted moss peat, relatively well-preserved, having a reaction of pH 4.0; it is followed by thin seams of darker-colored moss peat in an advanced degree of decomposition, representing probably the plant MOSS PEAT [3 SEDGE PEAT WOODY PEAT FIGURE 3.-A muskeg near Ketchikan, showing characteristic convex surface sloping from the center towards the margin where it merges with trees of the surrounding forest.