IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blanchester
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964OH071045
  • User Pedon ID: 1964-OH071-045
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - HY-045
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71982
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Salem Twp. .12 mi. E of the Williams and Julian Rds. intersection and 0.1 mi. S of the Williams Rd. site is located approximately 13 mi. W and 3 mi. S of Hillsboro.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH071—Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: mcloda, tabb
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blanchester
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Illinoian loess; Illinoian till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Illinoian formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/13/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016789
    E—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), white (10YR 8/1), dry; Error; weak thick platy structure; firm; 33 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016790. Vesicular. Not brittle. Very hard.
    E/B—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 33 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016791. Hard.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977981; patchy - phpvsfiid 977981
    B/E—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 33 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016792. Hard.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977982; patchy - phpvsfiid 977982
    2Btg1—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats; 33 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016793. Hard.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977983; patchy - phpvsfiid 977984; patchy - phpvsfiid 977983; patchy - phpvsfiid 977984
    2Btg2—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate structure; very firm; distinct dark gray (N 4/), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 33 percent medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016794. Hard. Some slickensides on vertical surfaces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977985; patchy - phpvsfiid 977986; patchy - phpvsfiid 977985; patchy - phpvsfiid 977986
    2Btg3—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); gray (N 5/), and dark brown (10YR 3/3) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; very firm; prominent very dark gray (N 3/), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (N 2/), moist, manganese coatings lining pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016795. The mixture of matrix colors also includes strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4). Sticky and plastic. Very hard. Tube sample below 50 inches.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977987; continuous - phpvsfiid 977987
    2BCg—132 to 188 centimeters (52.0 to 74.0 inches); gray (N 5/), and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; firm; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2. Lab sample # OSU0016796. Sticky and plastic. Very hard.
    2Cg1—188 to 229 centimeters (74.0 to 90.2 inches); gray (N 5/), and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; firm; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # OSU0016797. Sticky and plastic. Hard.
    2C2—229 to 305 centimeters (90.2 to 120.1 inches); gray (N 5/), and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; firm; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # OSU0016798. Mixed matrix colors. Slightly effervescent at 118 inches. Tube sample.