IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Frenchtown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962OH099031
  • User Pedon ID: 1962-OH099-031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MH-031
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69156
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: American Fireclay Co. farm, Sec. 6, Beaver Twp., 400 ft. N of Calla Rd., 1600 ft. E of the W section line.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH099—Mahoning

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: w. f. hale & h. d. lessig
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchtown
  • 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: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; 11 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) coarse mottles; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015050. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Bg—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 33 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015051. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Btg—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 33 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015052. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Btx1—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate platy structure; friable; brittle; 33 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015053. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Btx2—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak platy structure; coarse dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 6/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015054. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Btx2—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak platy, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; coarse dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 6/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015055. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    Bt—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent coarse N 5/6 (N 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0015056. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    C—150 to 196 centimeters (59.1 to 77.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 1 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0015057. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    C—196 to 234 centimeters (77.2 to 92.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 1 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0015058. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    C—234 to 259 centimeters (92.1 to 102.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 1 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0015059. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    C—259 to 287 centimeters (102.0 to 113.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 1 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0015060. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.
    C—287 to 335 centimeters (113.0 to 131.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; 1 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0015061. Carbonates at 92 inches. Roots in Btx1 only on surfaces of peds.