IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Fincastle
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1976IN165001
User Pedon ID:
1976IN165001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
39.7321056
Std. Longitude:
-87.5213167
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
15N
Range:
10W
Section:
22
PLSS Details:
150 feet and 2400 feet south of the NW corner.
Country:
US—United States
State:
Indiana
County:
IN165—Vermillion
MLRA:
111A—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Central Part
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IN165—Vermillion County, Indiana
PEDON
Describers Name:
Robbins, Robards, Neely
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Fincastle
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1978
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
glaciofluvial deposits and/or loess and/or till
Landform:
till plain
Geomorphic Component Flats:
rise
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
middle third
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/9/2020 (entry creation date)
Data Collector:
Stephens, Norm
Air Photo ID:
60
Surface Water Kind:
none observed
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
aquic conditions
0—25
25—132
25—152
—25—
—107—
—127—
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
1
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18
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many (5.0) fine roots throughout; 2 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # RU78121
A2—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silt loam; 11 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; friable; many (5.0) fine roots throughout; 2 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # RU78122
Btg1—31 to 51 centimeters (12.2 to 20.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many (5.0) fine roots throughout; many (5.0) fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # RU78123. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820619; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820619
Bt2—51 to 97 centimeters (20.1 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; common (2.0) fine roots throughout; common (2.0) fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # RU78123. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820616; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820616
2Bt3—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; few (1.0) fine roots between peds; few (1.0) fine moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 1 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, ferromagnesian minerals with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # RU78126. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820613; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1820613
2Cg—127 to 183 centimeters (50.0 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face loam; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-10-20 millimeter basalt fragments observed by visual inspection method and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-10-20 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-10-20 millimeter chert fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4. Lab sample # RU78127