IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977OH089023
  • User Pedon ID: 1977-OH089-023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LC-023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72018
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 15
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH089—Licking

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: NAM/RJP
  • 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: 6/23/1977 (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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023579
    B1—18 to 45 centimeters (7.1 to 17.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023580
    B21T—30 to 77 centimeters (11.8 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023581. patchy - phpvsfiid 984300; patchy - phpvsfiid 984300
    B22T—46 to 116 centimeters (18.1 to 45.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023582. patchy - phpvsfiid 984301; patchy - phpvsfiid 984301
    B23T—61 to 155 centimeters (24.0 to 61.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023583. patchy - phpvsfiid 984303; patchy - phpvsfiid 984303
    B3—74 to 187 centimeters (29.1 to 73.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023584
    C1—86 to 219 centimeters (33.9 to 86.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; very firm; 11 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023585
    C2—99 to 252 centimeters (39.0 to 99.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0023586