IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957OH037021
  • User Pedon ID: 1957OH037021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - DK-021
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71361
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 40.3379500
  • Std. Longitude: -84.7451250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: of of Sec. 3; Mississinawa Twp. 1400 ft. W and 50 ft. N of the junction of St. Rt. 49 and New Weston-Ft. Loramie Rd.
  • Map Unit: Blg1A1—Blount silt loam, ground moraine, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH037—Darke
  • MLRA: 111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: heffner, siegenthaler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Classificaton Date - 3/11/2013
  • Classifier - Neil Martin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • 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: 10/10/1957 (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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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; friable; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006539. structure has tendency toward platiness; slightly sticky when wet; soft when dry; roots (slightly acid to neutral).
    A2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006540. consistence sticky when e\wet; soft when dry; roots (slightly acid).
    B1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 11 percent fine faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006541. consistence sticky when wet; hard when dry; (acid).
    B21—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 11 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006542. consistence plastic when wet; hard when dry; roots (Acid).
    B22—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; clay films; 33 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006543. consistence plastic when wet; very hard when dry; (acid)
    B23—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay loam; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 33 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006544. consistence plastic when wet; very hard when dry;
    C1—76 to 114 centimeters (29.9 to 44.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) loam; massive; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006545
    C2—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); clay loam; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006546. Similar to C1 except that pebble content seemed to increase.
    C3—127 to 142 centimeters (50.0 to 55.9 inches); sandy clay loam; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0006547. Similar to C1, sandy clay loam texture.; Field texture was clay loam.