IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ginat
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 344
  • User Pedon ID: 1964PA051005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 64PA051005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44259
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 40.0127778
  • Std. Longitude: -79.6241667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.25 mi W of 26093 0.05 mi S of Rt 201, 2 mi E of Connellsville, Dunbar Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA051—Fayette
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40079-A5—Connellsville, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, J. Carey, F. Kopas, J. Weaver
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ginat
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Purdy
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.08 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/7/1964 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - marshland
  • 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

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    302

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    45

    1050

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02705. Friable to firm moist consistence.
    E—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coats on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 11 percent fine prominent gray (10YR 6/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02706. Friable to firm moist consistenc.
    Btg1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) exterior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02707
    Btg2—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and gray (N 5/0) exterior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films and gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02708
    Btg3—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (N 6/0) exterior silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films and gray (N 6/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02709
    Btg4—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and gray (N 6/0) exterior and gray (N 5/0) exterior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films and gray (N 6/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02710
    Btg5—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (N 5/0) exterior clay loam; weak medium angular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (10YR 4/3); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02711; wet, satiated when described;. Common black concretions and coatings.
    Btg6—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and gray (N 5/0) exterior loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds and prominent clay films; 11 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02712; wet, satiated when described;
    Bx1—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds and prominent clay films; 1 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1) and 1 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02713; wet, satiated when described;. Strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) rind faces; few very dark brown and black concretions.
    2Bx2—157 to 173 centimeters (61.8 to 68.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02714; wet, satiated when described;. Gray (N 5/0) prism faces and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) rinds; thick clay films on prism faces and lining tubes; few black concretions.