IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955OH045S10
  • User Pedon ID: 1955-OH045-S10
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - FA-s10
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70590
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Violet Twp. Blacklick Woods, 1 mi. SW of Reynoldsburg, 550 yds. SE of Park Headquarters.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH045—Fairfield

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Holowaychuk, fritts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bennington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/9/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002662
    E—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) Error; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002663
    BE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 33 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002664
    Bt1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002665. patchy - phpvsfiid 975485; patchy - phpvsfiid 975485
    Bt2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; weak medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; faint gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002666. continuous - phpvsfiid 975486; continuous - phpvsfiid 975486
    Bt3—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002667. patchy - phpvsfiid 975487; patchy - phpvsfiid 975487
    C1—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; very firm; faint gray (N 6/0), moist, carbonate coats; 33 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0002668. patchy - phpvsfiid 975488; patchy - phpvsfiid 975488
    C2—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very firm; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0002669
    C3—127 to 160 centimeters (50.0 to 63.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very firm; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0002670