IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rittman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955OH103S06
  • User Pedon ID: 1955-OH103-S06
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MD-S06
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69621
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Lafayette Twp. 1/2 mile east and about 11/2 mile south of Whittlesey (Lafayette). 500 yards south and 40 yards east of county road intersection.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH103—Medina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Holowaychuk
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rittman
  • 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: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1955 (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 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong granular structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002999. Coarse fragments were fine grained sandstone and chert.
    E1—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) Error; friable; fine faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0003000. Coarse fragments were fine grained sandstone and chert.
    E2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0003001. Coarse fragments were fine grained sandstone and chert.
    BE—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron and faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0003002. Coarse fragments are fine grained sandstone and chert.
    B1—36 to 66 centimeters (14.2 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0003003. Mottles occur mainly as ped coatings. Coarse fragments are fine grained sandstone and chert.
    2Bx2—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak structure; very firm; , moist, manganese coatings lining pores and distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0003004. Roots along prism faces. Coarse skeleton of gray sandstone fragments up to 3 inches across, dark gray shale, and igneous fragments and chert.
    2BC—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0003005. Moderately firm in place. Auger sample.
    2C1—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003006. Coarse skeleton is primarily (85%) dark gray shale fragments with some igneous, sandstone, and calcareous rocks. Auger sample.
    2C2—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003007. Coarse skeleton is primarily (85%) dark gray shale fragments with some igneous, sandstone, and calcareous rocks. Auger sample.
    2C3—183 to 198 centimeters (72.0 to 78.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003008. A thin lense of sand at 72 to 74 inches was not included in the sample. Coarse skeleton is primarily (85%) dark gray shale fragments with some igneous, sandstone, and calcareous rocks. Auger sample.