IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1965-OH003-125
  • User Pedon ID: 1965-OH003-125
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AL-125
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72428
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 40.8612175
  • Std. Longitude: -84.0067368
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 NW 1/4
  • Location Description: . Approx. 3 mi. NW of Beaverdam. 200 ft. S of States Rd. and 1848 ft. E of Trumbo-Cook Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH003—Allen

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: smeck, wilding, donaldson, rutledge, wert
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morley
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/1965 (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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; cloddy, and weak granular structure; friable; 7.0 roots; 10 percent fine faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017097. 10YR 4/3 crushed, 10YR 6/3 dry, 10YR 6/3 dry crushed; lower part of horizon tends to be weak, thin, platy.
    BA—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; firm; 7.0 roots; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, skeletans and faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, skeletans; 1 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017098. occasional thin (0.1-0.2 mm) argillans in micropores; less than 5% micropores.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978783; patchy - phpvsfiid 978784; continuous - phpvsfiid 978783; patchy - phpvsfiid 978784
    Bt1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 roots; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, skeletans and prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017099. many argillans are coated with the skeletans; less than 5% micropores.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978785; patchy - phpvsfiid 978786; continuous - phpvsfiid 978785; patchy - phpvsfiid 978786
    Bt2—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 roots; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, skeletans and prominent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017100. primary ped surfaces are planar; argillans up to 2 mm thick in root channels; 10% micropores; micropores lined with argillans but few completely plugged.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978787; continuous - phpvsfiid 978788; patchy - phpvsfiid 978787; continuous - phpvsfiid 978788
    Bt3—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; prominent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017101. very dark greyish brown (10YR 3/2, 10YR 4/2 dry) argillans restricted to root channels; a few of the argillans are coated with patchy skeletans; micropores lined with argillans but few completely plugged; 10% micropores.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978789; continuous - phpvsfiid 978789
    BC—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films and prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0017102. prismatic surfaces coated with pale brown (10YR 6/3, 10YR 7/2 dry) and grey (10YR 5/1, 10YR 6/1 dry) calcans; 5% micropores; 5-10% coarse skeleton; moderately calcareous.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978790; continuous - phpvsfiid 978791; continuous - phpvsfiid 978790; continuous - phpvsfiid 978791
    C1—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; coarse, and weak platy structure; 1 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0017103. compact in place; polygons coated with medium (less than 0.5 mm), pale brown (10YR 6/3) calcans; less than 1% micropores; strongly calcareous.
    C2—99 to 124 centimeters (39.0 to 48.8 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; coarse, and weak platy structure; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0017104. polygons coated with thick (approximately 1 mm), pale brown (10YR 6/3) calcans which cover grey (5Y 5/1) calcans which cover a yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-rich zone; 5% coarse skeleton; strongly calcareous.
    C3—124 to 150 centimeters (48.8 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; coarse, and weak platy structure; 15 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, carbonate coats and 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, carbonate coats; 10 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0017105. grey (5Y 6/1)calcans cover a yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Fe-rich zone; occasional pores; 5-10% coarse skeleton; strongly calcareous.
    C4—150 to 190 centimeters (59.1 to 74.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; coarse, and platy structure; prominent gray (5Y 6/1), moist, carbonate coats and prominent 6/4 6/4, moist, carbonate coats and 15 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0017106. grey (5Y 6/1)calcans cover a yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Fe-rich zone; a few vertical cleavages (not polygon surfaces) coated with grayish brown (10YR 5/2) calcans; occasional micropores, 5-10% coarse skeleton; strongly calcareous.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978795; patchy - phpvsfiid 978794; patchy - phpvsfiid 978795; patchy - phpvsfiid 978794
    C5—190 to 229 centimeters (74.8 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; prominent gray (5Y 6/1), moist, carbonate coats and prominent 6/4 6/4, moist, carbonate coats and 15 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0017107. grey (5Y 6/1)calcans cover a yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Fe-rich zone; a few vertical cleavages (not polygon surfaces) coated with greyish brown (10YR 5/2) calcans; occasional micropores less than 5% coarse skeleton; strongly calcareous.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978798; patchy - phpvsfiid 978798