IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rossmoyne

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1956OH015S11

User Pedon ID: 1956-OH015-S11

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - OHSTATE

Lab Pedon # - BN-s11

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69826

Print Date: 11/23/2024

LOCATION

Location Description: Union Twp. 1 1/2 mi. S of Red Oak on Hwy 62 and 1/4 mi. E, OAES, 120 yds. NNW of house.

State: Ohio

County: OH015—Brown

PEDON

Describers Name: holowaychuk, stout, jones

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Rossmoyne

Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: Illinoian loess; Illinoian till; Limestone

Landform: ground moraine

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/31/1956 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
2	—	—	274.3	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004875. Nonsticky and nonplastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 6/3.

AB—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fine and medium faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004876. Nonsticky and nonplastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 6/4, 10YR 7/3.

Bt1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films; coarse faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004877. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 10YR 7/3, 7.5YR 5/6.; patchy - phpvsfiid 976210; patchy - phpvsfiid 976210

Bt2—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; medium subangular blocky structure; firm; silt coats; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004878. Slightly sticky and nonplastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 7/2, 10YR 6/4 5/6.

Btx1—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and weak angular blocky structure; firm; 10YR 2 (10YR2), moist, silt coats and faint 10YR (10YR), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004879. Moderately sticky and slightly plastic when wet, hard when dry. Roots primarily along prism faces. Dry color: 10YR 8/2 7/2, 10YR 6/3, 10YR 5/4.; continuous - phpvsfiid 976213; continuous - phpvsfiid 976213

Btx2—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (10YR 4/3); weak coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats and faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004880. Prismatic peds have massive interiors that tend to break up into weak thick platy to very weak fine and medium angular units with clay skins. Moderately sticky and slightly plastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 7/2 8/2, 10YR 5/2 6/2, 10YR 5/4,

Btx3—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (10YR 4/3); weak coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats and faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004881. Prismatic peds have massive interiors that tend to break up into weak thick platy to very weak fine and medium angular units with clay skins. Moderately sticky and slightly plastic when wet, hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 7/2 8/2, 10YR 5/2 6/2, 10YR 5/4,

Btx4—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) Error; very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0004882. Prisms have massive interiors that tend to break up into very weak very fine angular and subangular units, which have common thin 10YR 2.5Y 5/4 clay skins. Sticky and moderately plastic when wet, hard and very hard when dry. Dry color: 2.5Y 10YR 6/4, 10YR

BC1—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and distinct 7.5YR 8 (7.5YR8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004883. 7.5YR 6/8 5/8 mottling increases in size and prominence with depth, while Mn stains and concretions decrease and disappear at bottom of horizon. Moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet, very hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 7.5YR 6/6 5/8,

BC2—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and distinct 7.5YR 8 (7.5YR8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004884. 7.5YR 6/8 5/8 mottling increases in size and prominence with depth, while Mn stains and concretions decrease and disappear at bottom of horizon. Moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet, very hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 7.5YR 6/6 5/8,

BC3—183 to 213 centimeters (72.0 to 83.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and distinct 7.5YR 8 (7.5YR8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004885. 7.5YR 6/8 5/8 mottling increases in size and prominence with depth, while Mn stains and concretions decrease and disappear at bottom of horizon. Moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet, very hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 7.5YR 6/6 5/8,

BC4—213 to 244 centimeters (83.9 to 96.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and distinct 7.5YR 8 (7.5YR8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004886. 7.5YR 6/8 5/8 mottling increases in size and prominence with depth, while Mn stains and concretions decrease and disappear at bottom of horizon. Moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet, very hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 7.5YR 6/6 5/8,

BC5—244 to 284 centimeters (96.1 to 111.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/), moist, clay films; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and distinct 7.5YR 8 (7.5YR8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004887. 7.5YR 6/8 5/8 mottling increases in size and prominence with depth, while Mn stains and concretions decrease and disappear at bottom of horizon. Moderately sticky and moderately plastic when wet, very hard when dry. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6, 7.5YR 6/6 5/8,

C—284 to 340 centimeters (111.8 to 133.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0004888. Dry color: 10YR 5/6 6/6. Limestone at 134?.