IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Andover
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA027091
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA027091
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 227
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA027091
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44129
  • 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: 41.0883333
  • Std. Longitude: -77.8925000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SAMPLE SITE LOCATED AT STARTING POINT #2 EXACT ASPECT = 17 DEGREES N #1 WAS A TXW
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Chibirka, B. Custer, M. Hogue, E. White, J. Hudak, W. Farwell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 91
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Andover
  • PSC - 26 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/16/1988 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    QUAL

    QUPR2

    Quercus alba

    Quercus prinus

    white oak

    chestnut oak

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    ochric epipedon

    fragipan

    0—26

    11—26

    75—75

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    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

    6

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    446

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    0

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    Oa—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; 10 percent clay; moderate and strong medium and coarse crumb structure; loose by humus, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots top of horizon; 5.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial pores; 8 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06912; moist when described;
    B and E—11 to 27 centimeters (4.3 to 10.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; rapid permeability; 4.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine to coarse moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06913; moist when described;
    Bt1—27 to 46 centimeters (10.6 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent fine and medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06914; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532454; patchy - phpvsfiid 532454
    Bt2—46 to 75 centimeters (18.1 to 29.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior channery silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films throughout; 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1); 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06915; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 532455; continuous - phpvsfiid 532455
    Btx1—75 to 108 centimeters (29.5 to 42.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior very channery loam; 15 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and very strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine to coarse moderate-continuity constricted tubular pores; 38 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1); 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06916; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 532456; continuous - phpvsfiid 532456
    Btx2—108 to 167 centimeters (42.5 to 65.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior very channery loam; 15 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 70 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1); 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06917; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 532457; continuous - phpvsfiid 532457
    Btx3—167 to 205 centimeters (65.7 to 80.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior very channery loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along root channels and 70 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine and medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06918; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 532458; patchy - phpvsfiid 532459; continuous - phpvsfiid 532458; patchy - phpvsfiid 532459