IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959OH091009
  • User Pedon ID: 1959OH091009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LG-009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70202
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024
  • 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: 40.4179000
  • Std. Longitude: -83.5559000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Bokes Creek Twp. 1 1/4 mi. NNW of West mansfield, 0.8 mi. N of junction of St.Rt. 47 and Logan Co.Rd. 142 in West Mansfield and 0.6 mi. W (near grove in permanent pasture field) or 1.3 mi. S of junction of Logan Co. Rd. 142 and Logan Co.Rd. 26 and 0.6 mi
  • Map Unit: Blg1B1—Blount silt loam, ground moraine, 2 to 4 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH091—Logan
  • 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, andrus, ritchie, harter.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • 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: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/11/1959 (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

    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009305. Field texture was silt loam.
    E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009306
    EB—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak granular structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009307
    BE—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent faint clay films; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009308. Field texture is silty clay.
    B1—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and grayish brown (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; extremely firm; prominent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009309. Increase in pebble content.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115322; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115322
    B2—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; prominent clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009310. Very good vertical cleavage but little horizontal cleavage evident in place.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115323; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115323
    BC—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; massive; extremely firm; prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009311. Prominent clay seams extending down into C horizon. A few limestone ghosts.; Field texture was clay.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115324; continuous - phpvsfiid 1115324
    CB—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; massive; extremely firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009312. Silty clay loam till. Increase in pebbles.
    C1—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009313. Silty clay loam till. Increase in pebbles.; Field texture was silty clay loam.
    C2—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009314. Clay loam till. Increase in pebbles with depth.
    C3—145 to 160 centimeters (57.1 to 63.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009315. Clay loam till. Increase in pebbles with depth.
    C4—160 to 178 centimeters (63.0 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009316. Clay loam till. Increase in pebbles with depth.; Field texture was clay loam.
    C5—178 to 196 centimeters (70.1 to 77.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009317. Clay loam till. Increase in pebbles with depth.
    C6—196 to 218 centimeters (77.2 to 85.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009318. Clay loam till. Increase in pebbles with depth.