IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 308
  • User Pedon ID: 1965PA039007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 65PA039007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44219
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 41.6477778
  • Std. Longitude: -79.6480556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 100 ft E of LR20103, 75 ft N of pine tree planting, 1.5 mi N of Titusville, Oil Creek Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA039—Crawford
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41079-F6—Titusville North, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Noll, D. Grice, M. Yoworski, D. Rector, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 3/6/2013
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gresham
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/1965 ()
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    475

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    0

    1050

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    8.4

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 3 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02309
    BA—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent black (N 2/0) coats; 60 percent coarse distinct brown (10YR 5/3) and 60 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 3 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02310
    Btg—30 to 64 centimeters (11.8 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent black (N 2/0) coats; 60 percent coarse prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02311. Light brownish gray (2.5 6/2) prism faces; few medium and black concretions and streaks.
    Bgx1—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 14 percent black (N 2/0) coats and 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02312. Few medium black streaks; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) prism exteriors.
    Bgx2—86 to 130 centimeters (33.9 to 51.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face silt loam; strong coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 70 percent prominent clay films; 60 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02313. 5-10% fragments; few medium black streaks; gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532826; patchy - phpvsfiid 532826
    Bgx3—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face silt loam; strong coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 70 percent prominent clay films; 1 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02314. 5-10% coarse fragments; few medium black streaks; common medium black coatings; gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532827; patchy - phpvsfiid 532827
    Bgx4—152 to 170 centimeters (59.8 to 66.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; prominent clay films; 1 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02315. Gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces; black coatings; few medium black streaks.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532828; continuous - phpvsfiid 532828