IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1972OH005025
  • User Pedon ID: 1972-OH005-025
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AS-025
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70633
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Ashland Co. of Sec. 10, Orange Twp.; 675 ft. south and 325 ft. west of the intersection of Co.Rd. 620 and Twp. Rd. 781; Mapleton School Farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH005—Ashland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: redmond, Petro, Donaldson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bennington
  • 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: 9/19/1972 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021250. Fine-silty taxadjunct
    BE—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021251. Fine-silty taxadjunct; patchy - phpvsfiid 980485; patchy - phpvsfiid 980485
    Bt1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent coarse faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021252. Fine-silty taxadjunct; continuous - phpvsfiid 980486; continuous - phpvsfiid 980486
    Bt2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak angular blocky structure; firm; distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent coarse faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021253. Fine-silty taxadjunct; patchy - phpvsfiid 980487; patchy - phpvsfiid 980487
    Bt3—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021254. Fine-silty taxadjunct; patchy - phpvsfiid 980488; patchy - phpvsfiid 980488
    BC—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 11 percent coarse faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021255. Fine-silty taxadjunct; continuous - phpvsfiid 980489; continuous - phpvsfiid 980489
    C2—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent coarse faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0021256. Fine-silty taxadjunct
    C3—152 to 216 centimeters (59.8 to 85.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent coarse faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 6 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0021257. Fine-silty taxadjunct
    C4—216 to 279 centimeters (85.0 to 109.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; firm; 6 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0021258. Fine-silty taxadjunct