IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971PA077042
  • User Pedon ID: 1971PA077042
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 71PA077042
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44453
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 40.7672222
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6513889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2.3 mi E of Lehigh Furnace on Rt. 39119, 650 ft N into field.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA077—Lehigh
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA077—Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40075-G6—Lehighton, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Ciolkosz, E. Sautter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 42
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1971 ()
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    219

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    180

    1150

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    10

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04053. 10% conglomerate coarse fragments.
    Bt1—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04054. 15% conglomerate coarse fragments.; continuous - phpvsfiid 533832; continuous - phpvsfiid 533832
    Bt2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04055. 15% conglomerate coarse fragments.
    Bt3—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04056. 15% conglomerate coarse fragments.; continuous - phpvsfiid 533834; continuous - phpvsfiid 533834
    Bx1—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04057. "Light gray (10YR 7/1) prism faces, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) zone inside prims face. 15% conglomerate coarse fragments."; continuous - phpvsfiid 533835; continuous - phpvsfiid 533835
    Bx2—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04058. "Light gray (10YR 7/1) prism faces, yeelowish red (5YR 5/6) zone inside prism face. 20% conglomerate coarse fragments."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533836; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533836
    Bx3—142 to 168 centimeters (55.9 to 66.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04059. "Light gray (10YR 7/1) prism faces, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) zone inside prims face. 25% conglomerate coarse fragments."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533837; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533837
    Bx4—168 to 183 centimeters (66.1 to 72.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 25 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04060. "Light gray (10YR 7/1) prism faces, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) zone inside prism face. 15% conglomerate coarse fragments."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533838; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533838
    Bx5—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky, and structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 30 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04061. "Light gray (10YR 7/1) prism faces, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) zone inside prism face. 30% conglomerate coarse fragments."