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: 11/23/2024

    • 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