IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Murrill
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1989PA027088
User Pedon ID:
1989PA027088
Vegetation Plot ID:
224
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
89PA027088
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44126
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
40.7127778
Std. Longitude:
-78.9394444
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Plant Pathology Farm Penn State University Rock Springs Expt. Station 4 miles SW of Pine Grove Mills on Pa 45, midway between last two moble roof research bldgs 30m SE of the valley end of bldings
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
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40077-F8—Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ed Ciolkosz and Bob Dobos
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
88
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Murrill
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Murrill
Classificaton Date -
11/20/1989
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountain system
Landform:
hillslope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
very low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/20/1989 ()
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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
2FORB
ZEMA
—
Zea mays
Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike)
corn
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
—
—
375
—
340
1000
—
—
—
—
—
9.3
—
—
—
—
—
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—
Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01706
Ap2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01707
Bt1—23 to 40 centimeters (9.1 to 15.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01708. "Common worm burrows 0.75 cm diameter, coated with 7.5YR 4/4 humans."; continuous - phpvsfiid 532434; continuous - phpvsfiid 532434
Bt2—40 to 55 centimeters (15.7 to 21.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01709. Common worm burrows 0.75 cm diameter coated with 7.5YR 4/4 humans.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532435; continuous - phpvsfiid 532435
Bt3—55 to 78 centimeters (21.7 to 30.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 38 percent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01710. continuous - phpvsfiid 532436; continuous - phpvsfiid 532436
Bt4—78 to 110 centimeters (30.7 to 43.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores and 70 percent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01711. continuous - phpvsfiid 532438; continuous - phpvsfiid 532438
Bt5—110 to 143 centimeters (43.3 to 56.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silt loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01712. continuous - phpvsfiid 532440; continuous - phpvsfiid 532440
Bt6—143 to 178 centimeters (56.3 to 70.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior silt loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01713. continuous - phpvsfiid 532441; continuous - phpvsfiid 532441
Bt7—178 to 215 centimeters (70.1 to 84.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01714. continuous - phpvsfiid 532442; continuous - phpvsfiid 532442
BCt—215 to 304 centimeters (84.6 to 119.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and structureless thick platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01715. Platiness in structure is inherited from the sedimentation process the deposit underwent. Moist consistence is close to firm and is also slightly brittle.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532444; continuous - phpvsfiid 532444