IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fincastle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971OH057025
  • User Pedon ID: 1971-OH057-025
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - GN-025
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70553
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Jackson farm, 6 mi. SE of Xenia, 0.6 mi. S of intersection of US 68 and Eleazer Rd. Sample collected 50 ft. E of Eleazer Rd., 25 ft. S of driveway.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH057—Greene

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: garner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fincastle
  • 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: 4/28/1971 (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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; Error; weak fine and medium granular, and weak structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020646
    E—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020647
    Btg1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak medium columnar, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020648. continuous - phpvsfiid 979876; continuous - phpvsfiid 979876
    2Btg2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020649. Few glacial pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 979877; continuous - phpvsfiid 979877
    2Btg3—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; friable; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020650. Coarse skeleton consists of glacial pebbles. Non-calcareous.; patchy - phpvsfiid 979878; patchy - phpvsfiid 979878
    2BC—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; coarse subangular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent coarse faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent coarse faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020651. Inclusions of calcareous material. The mass is non-calcareous.
    2C1—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; very firm; 10 percent iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # OSU0020652
    2C2—122 to 198 centimeters (48.0 to 78.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; massive; very firm; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # OSU0020653. Saturated with auger. Sampled with power auger. Lab sample from depth of 60 to 78 inches.