IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hazleton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957PA025016
  • User Pedon ID: 1957PA025016
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 155
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 57PA025016
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43499
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 40.9188889
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6769444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Along Rt T506 0.5 mi N of junction with PA 903. In woods 130' E of BT Co. pole N-55-SPC at bend in road.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA025—Carbon
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA025—Carbon County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40075-H6—Christmans, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, G. Fisher, C. Engle, E. Mason
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hazleton
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/21/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/21/1957 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oi

    Oa

    A

    E

    BA

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

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    8

    18

    33

    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

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    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

    135

    PSU01123

    PSU01124

    PSU01125

    PSU01126

    PSU01127

    PSU01128

    PSU01129

    PSU01130

    PSU01131

    PSU01132

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    14.9

    15.7

    18.6

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    29.9

    36.4

    22.6

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    34.2

    43.3

    41.5

    43.1

    37.5

    27.9

    24.9

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    23.6

    29.2

    27.3

    24.5

    24.2

    19.9

    15.6

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    10.6

    14.1

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    18.6

    13.3

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    50.9

    41

    39.9

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    2.4

    2.8

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    3.6

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    2.2

    2.7

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    22.6

    13.5

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    11.9

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    11.2

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    19.6

    17.1

    16.7

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    18.9

    18.2

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    5.8

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    6.5

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    4.7

    5.1

    5.1

    4.9
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oi

    Oa

    A

    E

    BA

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

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    8

    18

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    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

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    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

    135

    PSU01123

    PSU01124

    PSU01125

    PSU01126

    PSU01127

    PSU01128

    PSU01129

    PSU01130

    PSU01131

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oi

    Oa

    A

    E

    BA

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

    3

    8

    18

    33

    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

    3

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    18

    33

    46

    59

    77

    92

    117

    135

    PSU01123

    PSU01124

    PSU01125

    PSU01126

    PSU01127

    PSU01128

    PSU01129

    PSU01130

    PSU01131

    PSU01132

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    HAMAM

    KAAN

    PIRI

    PTAQ

    QUCO2

    QUIL

    QUPR2

    SAAL5

    Acer rubrum

    Hamamelis

    Kalmia angustifolia

    Pinus rigida

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Quercus coccinea

    Quercus ilicifolia

    Quercus prinus

    Sassafras albidum

    red maple

    witchhazel

    sheep laurel

    pitch pine

    western brackenfern

    scarlet oak

    bear oak

    chestnut oak

    sassafras

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    cambic horizon

    8—18

    18—33

    46—92

    —8—

    —15—

    —46—
    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

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # PSU01123. Hardwood leaf litter mostly oak and mountain laurel leaves.
    Oa—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # PSU01124. Leaf mold.
    A—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01125. "About 15% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 3 to 5"". This horzion includes small discontinuous spots of micro-podzol horizon."
    E—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01126. "About 15% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 4 to 8""."
    BA—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01127. "About 10% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 3 to 7""."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433277; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433277
    Bw1—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01128. "About 10% coarse sandstone fragments; thickness ranges from 3 to 7""."
    Bw2—59 to 77 centimeters (23.2 to 30.3 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky, and structureless platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01129. "About 15% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 6 to 8""."
    Bw3—77 to 92 centimeters (30.3 to 36.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky, and weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01130. "About 20% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 4 to 8""; thin pitted clay coats."
    BC—92 to 117 centimeters (36.2 to 46.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky, and structureless platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01131. "About 10% coarse fragments; thickness ranges from 9 to 11""."
    C1—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior silty clay loam; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01132. About 10% corse fragments.