IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platea
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1969OH085017
  • User Pedon ID: 1969-OH085-017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LK-017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72440
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Kirtland Twp. T9N R9W. 0.8 miles north of Kirtland, 2000 ft. east of SR-306 between harmon Rd. and I-90. Site is on property of Lakeland Community College.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH085—Lake

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: reeder, olson, & dunlavy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Platea
  • 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: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/9/1969 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019971. Less than 15% sand.
    B/A—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019972. 25-30% clay. Less than 15% sand. Fine silty.
    B1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019973. Total grays are 40% of mass. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand. Fine silty.
    Bx2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak prismatic, and weak platy structure; firm; brittle; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent very dark gray (N 3/), moist, manganese coatings; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019974. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty.
    Bx3—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak prismatic, and weak platy structure; firm; brittle; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # OSU0019975. Total grays are 5% of mass. Seam scrapings are silty clay material. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty.; patchy - phpvsfiid 981249; patchy - phpvsfiid 981249
    Bx4—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak prismatic, and weak platy structure; firm; brittle; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019976. Total grays are 5% of mass. Seam scrapings are silty clay material. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty.; patchy - phpvsfiid 981250; patchy - phpvsfiid 981250
    C1—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak prismatic, and weak platy structure; firm; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; carbonate masses; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0019977. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty.
    C2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak prismatic, and weak platy structure; firm; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; carbonate masses; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0019978. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty.
    C3—579 to 610 centimeters (228.0 to 240.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; very firm; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0019979. White secondary carbonate deposits. 30-34% clay. Less than 15% sand and coarse skeletal. Fine silty. Note: This was a special till sample from basement excavation 600 feet south of pit site and about 20 feet below surface.