IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rossmoyne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957OH165S13
  • User Pedon ID: 1957-OH165-S13
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - WA-s13
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70023
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Massie Twp. , 2 mi. SW of Harveysburg , 0.4 mi. E of O Neal Rd. on Harveysburg Rd. About 300 ft. W of white house with red shutters on south side of road, about 10 south of road cut. Site is located about 2/3 down slope toward ravine from crest of r
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH165—Warren

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: f. j. baker
  • 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 till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Illinoian formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/7/1957 (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
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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005675. Crushed color is 10YR 3.5/2; very smooth; relatively high organic content.
    A2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; 33 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine distinct mottles; massive, and weak granular; very friable; 33 percent fine faint weak red (2.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005676. very smooth.
    A3—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak medium platy structure; very friable; prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005677. Material is vescular and shows evidence of clay movement downward; several small intrusions of old B1 horizon project into this horizon; they have strong fine angular blocky structure but are silt loam.
    B1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005678. Friable when crushed; material is very smooth.; continuous - phpvsfiid 976179; continuous - phpvsfiid 976179
    B21—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005679. Friable when crushed; very smooth material.; patchy - phpvsfiid 976180; patchy - phpvsfiid 976180
    B22—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint reddish brown (2.5YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent manganese coatings and 33 percent fine distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005680. Mottles make up about 40% of total color; manganese particles up to 1/4? in diameter are common; friable when crushed.; continuous - phpvsfiid 976181; continuous - phpvsfiid 976181
    B23—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint reddish brown (2.5YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent fine distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005681. continuous - phpvsfiid 976182; continuous - phpvsfiid 976182
    Bm31—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; very firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005682. Friable when crushed; non-plastic and non-sticky when wet; the fragipan is weakly developed (bottom of silts).
    Bm32—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent manganese coatings; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005683. Common fine distinct very dark brown manganese concretions; ped surfaces are covered with light brownish gray 2.5Y 6/2 clay seams up to 1/4? thick; may be very weak fragipan; this horizon contains some coarse snad and appears to be developed from till; al
    B41—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005684. Material is tough; clay coatings decrease with depth.
    B42—142 to 168 centimeters (55.9 to 66.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) Error; massive; very firm; manganese masses and 1 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005685. very dark brown manganese particles present.
    B43—168 to 190 centimeters (66.1 to 74.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; very firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005686. Some fine gravels and coarse sand.
    B44—190 to 213 centimeters (74.8 to 83.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; very firm; 11 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005687. very tough material.
    B45—213 to 234 centimeters (83.9 to 92.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; very firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005688. Occassional pebbles (granitic) up to 2? diameter.
    B46—234 to 249 centimeters (92.1 to 98.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); very firm; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005689. Mottled dark yellowish brown 10YR 4/4; brown 10YR 5/3; grayish borwn 10YR 5/2; and yellowish brown 10YR 5/6 plastic clay.
    C1—249 to 254 centimeters (98.0 to 100.0 inches); fragments. This is a mixture of the above horizons and parent material; carbonates occur in patches; not sampled.
    C2—254 to 279 centimeters (100.0 to 109.8 inches); Error; very firm; light gray (5Y 7/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron and white (10YR 8/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005690. Clay till mottled heavily with light gray 5Y 7/1 and white 10YR 8/1; white mottles are carbonate material; material is highly calcareous.
    279 to 305 centimeters (109.8 to 120.1 inches); fragments. Bedrock, probably limestone.