IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1956OH041013

User Pedon ID: 1956-OH041-013

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - OHSTATE

Lab Pedon # - DL-013

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71192

Print Date: 11/11/2024

LOCATION

Location Description: Liberty Twp about 4 1/3 mi. N of Powell. Edwin Jackson farm at Hyattville, 0.9 mi. W of Liberty Rd.; 0.2 mi. N and 100 yds. E of farmstead.

State: Ohio

County: OH041—Delaware

PEDON

Describers Name: schafer, shumate

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Blount

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: somewhat poorly

Geology: Wisconsinan formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/24/1956 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland

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
1	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) Error; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0003941

E—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) Error; weak medium platy structure; friable; 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0003942

BE—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # OSU0003943. Mottles on 50% of surfaces.

Bt1—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # OSU0003944. Mottles in peds and on ped faces.

Bt2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7. Lab sample # OSU0003945. Mottles in peds and on ped faces. Some shale fragments.

Bt3—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0003946. Mottles in peds and on ped faces. Some shale fragments.

Bt4—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) Error; 1 percent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0003947. Mottles in peds and on ped faces. Prominent clay seams. Some shale fragments.

BCt—69 to 76 centimeters (27.2 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0003948. Mixed matrix colors. Non-calcareous but some limestone fragments present. Few prominent clay seams. Some shale fragments.

C1—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003949. Mixed matrix colors. Limestone and shale fragments present. Very few clay seams.

C2—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, carbonate coats; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003950. Limestone and shale fragments present. Sampled at 40-45 inches.

C3—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; firm; prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, carbonate coats; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0003951. Limestone and shale fragments present. Sampled at 50-55 inches.