IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Albrights
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1970PA027044
User Pedon ID:
1970PA027044
Vegetation Plot ID:
190
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
70PA027044
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
43537
Print Date:
11/13/2024
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:
40.8438889
Std. Longitude:
-77.9475000
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
3 mi N of US 550 on Julian Pike, 0.5 mi from edge of road; Patton Twp.
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA027—Centre
MLRA:
147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40077-G8—Julian, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
W. E. Palkovics, G. L. Richards and G. W.Petersen
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
44
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Albrights
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Albrights
Classificaton Date -
7/8/1970
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountain system
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/8/1970 ()
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other tree cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
ACRU
QURU
Acer rubrum
Quercus rubra
red maple
northern red oak
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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
8
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457
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180
1000
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9
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Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # PSU01370. Oak and maple leaf litter.
A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01371. Strongly acid.
BA—11 to 18 centimeters (4.3 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01372
Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01373. patchy - phpvsfiid 532234; patchy - phpvsfiid 532235; patchy - phpvsfiid 532234; patchy - phpvsfiid 532235
Bt2—33 to 49 centimeters (13.0 to 19.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior channery silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and structureless subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; clay films on all faces of peds and clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01374. continuous - phpvsfiid 532236; continuous - phpvsfiid 532237; continuous - phpvsfiid 532236; continuous - phpvsfiid 532237
Bt3—49 to 64 centimeters (19.3 to 25.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) broken face and weak red (2.5YR 5/2) exterior channery silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and strong coarse angular blocky, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent medium faint pinkish gray (5YR 7/2); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01375. Few fine pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) prism faces with few medium faint pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) mottles; weak red (2.5YR 5/2) ped faces with common fine distinct pale red (2.5YR 6/2) mottles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532238; continuous - phpvsfiid 532239; continuous - phpvsfiid 532238; continuous - phpvsfiid 532239
Bx1—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior and gray (5YR 6/1) broken face channery silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak very coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent medium faint pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01376. Gray (5YR 6/1) prism faces with few medium fiant red (2.5YR 4/6) mottles; reddish brown (2.5 4/4) ped faces with few fine faint pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) mottles.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532240; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532240
Bx2—94 to 120 centimeters (37.0 to 47.2 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) exterior channery silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6); 30 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01377. Reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) ped faces.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532242; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532242
Bx3—120 to 143 centimeters (47.2 to 56.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01378. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532244; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532244
Bx4—143 to 182 centimeters (56.3 to 71.7 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01379. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532246; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532246