IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Armour
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955TN031029
  • User Pedon ID: 1955TN031029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4921
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41610
  • Print Date: 7/30/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 1.35 miles west of Normandy Road, which begins at the Lem Parks Farm 0.2 mile south of bridge over Duck River, to fence corner on the west side of road at a sharp curve. 250 yards west of fence corner and 50 yards north of intersection of small drainageways at fence. Aerial photo 5G-44.
  • State: Tennessee
  • County: TN031—Coffee
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TN031—Coffee County, Tennessee

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Armour
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5G-44
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37276
    B1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37277
    B21—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; firm; prominent clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, black stains; black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37278
    B22—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, black stains; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37279
    B3—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 roots; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37280
    C—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine faint and 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct and 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; firm; 1 percent clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 40A37281