IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crosby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1984OH037032
  • User Pedon ID: 1984-OH037-032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - DK-032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70973
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 2 mi. SW of Pitsburg, in monroe Twp.; 745 ft. W and 915 ft. S of the center of Sec. 28. T7N R4E
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH037—Darke

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: s. lehman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosby
  • 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: 6/15/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0085819. Coarse fragments are pebbles.
    Btg1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; weak medium prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0085820. Moderate, fine and medium, angular blocky structure parts to moderate, fine and medium, subangular blocky structure. A distinct massive plow sole (1 to 2 inches thick) is at contact with the Ap horizon in the upper part. Coarse fragments are pebbles.
    Bt2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0085821. Coarse fragments are pebbles.
    BC—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0085822. Coarse fragments are pebbles.
    C—71 to 152 centimeters (28.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 35 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # OSU0085823. Coarse fragments are pebbles.