IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Canfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 584
  • User Pedon ID: 1963PA085006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 584
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 63PA085006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44525
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.1005556
  • Std. Longitude: -80.0919444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Nicoletti Farm, .25 mi E of Rt. 43022, .6 mi N of Rt. 147, .8 mi N of North Liberty.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA085—Mercer
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41080-A1—Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, J. Carey, D. Grice, R. Grubb, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Canfield
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/1963
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/1963 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PHLEU

    TRPR2

    Phleum

    Trifolium pratense

    timothy

    red clover

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    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

    4

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    411

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    225

    1000

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    8.9

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04526. Less than 5% fragments.
    Bt1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04527. 5% fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534239; patchy - phpvsfiid 534239
    Bt2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate coarse platy, and weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 60 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04528. 10% fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534240; patchy - phpvsfiid 534240
    Bgx1—46 to 84 centimeters (18.1 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04529. Gray (N 5/0) prism faces. Common black coatings on plate faces. Very thick silt and clay deposits on prism faces.
    Bgx2—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and gray (N 6/0) broken face silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04530. Gray (N 6/0) prism faces. Many black coatins and concretions. Very thick silt and clay deposits on prism faces.
    Bgx3—107 to 140 centimeters (42.1 to 55.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium and coarse distinct gray (N 6/0) and 11 percent medium and coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04531. Grayish brown (10YR 5/2) prism faces. Many black coatings and concretions. Thick silt and clay deposits on prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534243; patchy - phpvsfiid 534243
    Cg—140 to 178 centimeters (55.1 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04532. Grayish brown (10YR 5/2) prism faces. Common black coatings and concretions. Thick clay and silt on prism faces.