IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Frenchtown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1967OH103016
  • User Pedon ID: 1967-OH103-016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MD-016
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69578
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Guilford Twp., R.13W, 2300 ft. west and 1000 ft. north of G-133 and M-105 junction. Photo QA-2FF-104
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH103—Medina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Schafer, Hayhurst, Steiger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchtown
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/1967 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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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    365.8

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 11 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019499
    E—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; weak medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 pores; 11 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019500
    BEg—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019501. Many, fine, prominent mottles on ped interiors and common, fine, prominent mottles on ped faces.
    Btg1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) Error; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019502. Many, fine, prominent mottles on ped interiors.; patchy - phpvsfiid 980441; patchy - phpvsfiid 980441
    Btg2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019503. Many, fine, prominent mottles on ped interiors.; patchy - phpvsfiid 980442; patchy - phpvsfiid 980442
    2Bx3—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 10 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent medium prominent gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019504
    2Bx4—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very coarse prismatic structure; distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 33 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0019505. patchy - phpvsfiid 980443; patchy - phpvsfiid 980443
    2C1—114 to 168 centimeters (44.9 to 66.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # OSU0019506
    2C2—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # OSU0019507