IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Lax
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1998TN043001
User Pedon ID:
1998TN043001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
98P0365
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
10635
Print Date:
11/26/2024
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:
36.0811920
Std. Longitude:
-87.5354462
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Use official OSD location.
State:
Tennessee
County:
TN043—Dickson
MLRA:
122—Highland Rim and Pennyroyal
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
TN043—Dickson County, Tennessee
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
36087-A5—Tennessee City, Tennessee
PEDON
Describers Name:
DCM,DFC,DLN,RP
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Lax (flagged as OSD)
Classificaton Date -
5/1/2013
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
LAX
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-silty, siliceous, thermic Typic Fragiudults
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
4/2/1998
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
interfluve
Geomorphic Component Hills:
head slope
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
4/2/1998 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
intermixed conifers and hardwoods
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
fragipan
0—15
15—168
60—103
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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
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A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior silt loam; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 40.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 40.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02143
E—4 to 15 centimeters (1.6 to 5.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 40.0 medium and coarse roots throughout and 40.0 fine roots throughout; 30.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02144
BE—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 40.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 40.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 35.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02145
Bt1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silty clay loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 25.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 30.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P02146
Bt2—43 to 60 centimeters (16.9 to 23.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silty clay loam; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 12.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 12.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02147
2Btx—60 to 103 centimeters (23.6 to 40.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior extremely gravelly silty clay loam; 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; massive parts to weak coarse and very coarse subangular blocky; extremely firm, strongly coherent by silica; brittle; high toughness; 15.0 fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 40 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on lower surfaces of peds or rocks and 40 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 90 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P02148. Brittle in 90 percent of the mass.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169746; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169747; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169746; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169747
2Bt—103 to 165 centimeters (40.6 to 65.0 inches); 50 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) exterior and 40 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) exterior and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior extremely gravelly silty clay loam; weak coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, weakly coherent by silica; brittle; high toughness; 5.0 very fine and fine low-continuity continuous tubular pores; 45 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 60 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P02149. Brittle in 25 percent of the mass. 98P2150; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169748; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169748
2Cx—165 to 195 centimeters (65.0 to 76.8 inches); 40 percent white (10YR 8/1) exterior and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) exterior and 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior extremely gravelly silty clay loam; massive; very firm, very strongly coherent by silica; brittle; high toughness; 10.0 fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 30 percent distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, clay films throughout; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 70 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments. Lab sample # 98P02151. A tongue 10"" wide extends from 41 to 78 inches. Matrix colors are 30% 2.5YR 5/8, 30% 7.5YR 5/8, 20% 10YR 7/2 and 20% 10YR 6/3. Texture is grxsicl with approximately 70% rounded gravel. Weak coarse to very coarse subangular blocky structure, brittle in approximately 25 percent of the mass. Tongue has an abrupt smooth boundary with the adjacent matrix.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169749; continuous - phpvsfiid 1169749