IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Germano
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971OH005013
  • User Pedon ID: 1971-OH005-013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AS-013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70109
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Ashland Co., Sec. 28; Hanover Twp. 220 ft. west of No Camping sign on S. side of Twp. Rd. 3364, 100 ft. west of sharp bend in trail that leads to an old log cabin.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH005—Ashland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. E. Redmond
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Germano
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mohican
  • Classificaton Date - 12/16/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Colluvium; Sandstone
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/16/1971 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020934. 10% of sand grains uncoated.
    E—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020935
    BE—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very thick platy structure; very friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020936
    Bt1—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020937. Slightly sticky. Sand grains coated and bridged with clay.; patchy - phpvsfiid 980449; patchy - phpvsfiid 980449
    Bt2—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate very coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films and faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020938. Slightly sticky. Sone sand grains in peds coated and bridged with clay. Very coarse blocks appear weakly cemented and are partially coated with Fe-Mn stains.; continuous - phpvsfiid 980450; patchy - phpvsfiid 980451; continuous - phpvsfiid 980450; patchy - phpvsfiid 980451
    BC—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; single grain; loose; 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020939. Few clay bridges, especially around coarse fragments.
    R—86 to 91 centimeters (33.9 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); fragments. Partially weathered blackhand sandstone with numerous dark stains.