IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Russell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955OH057S01
  • User Pedon ID: 1955-OH057-S01
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - GN-s01
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71089
  • Print Date: 1/29/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Xenia Twp. 1 1/2 mi. NW of Xenia on old US 35; gravel quarry across road from Children s Home.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH057—Greene

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: forsyth, holowaychuk
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Russell
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/11/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; Error; massive, and weak granular; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002982. Soft when dry.
    EB—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; Error; weak granular structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002983. Moderately hard when dry.
    BE—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; Error; fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002984. Hard when dry.
    B1—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; Error; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002985. Slightly sticky and very slightly plastic when wet. Very hard when dry.
    B2—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002986. Intermingling of matrix colors. Some very dark brown or black Mn coatings on ped surfaces. Very slightly sticky and non-plastic when wet. Hard when dry. Dry color strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6).
    2B3—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002987. Intermingling of matrix colors. Some very dark brown or black Mn coatings or concretions. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet. Hard when dry. Coarse skeleton consists of igneous pebbles and black shale and chert fragments. Dry color strong brown
    2B4—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; very coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002989. This is sample of the clayey coatings in the 2B4 horizon.
    2B4—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; very coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002988. Intermingling of matrix colors. Sticky and moderately plastic when wet. Hard when dry. Some films or tongues of this horizon extend about 1 ft. into the C1 horizon along partings. Coarse skeleton contains numerous leached limestone fragments. Dry color st
    2C1—112 to 183 centimeters (44.1 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0002990. Loam till. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet. Hard when dry. Coarse skeleton consists of limestone pebbles and cobbles and some igneous, quartzite, and black shale fragments. Sampled at 52-56 inches.
    2C2—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0002991. Loam till. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet. Hard when dry. Coarse skeleton consists of limestone pebbles and cobbles and some igneous, quartzite, and black shale fragments. Sampled at 72 inches.