The guide has been developed in cooperation with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service guidelines for classifying colors of various soils. This Soil Color Chart Set can also be used for rocks, archaeological specimens, animal pelage, and other natural products in this color range.
The new Munsell guide comes in a loose-leaf binder with waterproof, washable text pages. One Rite-in-the-Rain text page also features a small ruler for on-the-spot measuring.
Matte color chips are mounted on 9 washable tabbed charts: 10R, 2.5YR, 5YR, 7.5YR, 2.5Y, and 5Y, plus two Gley (blue and green colors, and grayscale for submerged.
