IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Minoa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956PA049011
  • User Pedon ID: 56PA049011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956PA049011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32907
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.0533409
  • Std. Longitude: -80.2797699
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania on White Swan Farm, in woods 200 feet west of drainage ditch back of houses west of Pasadena Drive, 75 feet north of south edge of woods, 15 feet south of dead hemlock stub. Location shown on aerial photo APD-41-28.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA049—Erie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA049—Erie County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.J. Pedersen, F.G. Loughry, L.T. Kardos, David C. Taylor and party.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Minoa
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rimer
  • Classificaton Date - 9/14/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/14/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: APD-41-28
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    2C4

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    2C4

    151

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    2C4

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2MOSS

    CARYA

    FAGUS

    FRAXI

    LINDE2

    NYSY

    PAQU2

    SAMBU

    SMILA2

    TILIA

    TRILL

    TSUGA

    ULMUS

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    Carya

    Fagus

    Fraxinus

    Lindera

    Nyssa sylvatica

    Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    Sambucus

    Smilax

    Tilia

    Trillium

    Tsuga

    Ulmus

    Moss

    hybrid hickory

    beech

    ash

    spicebush

    blackgum

    Virginia creeper

    elderberry

    greenbrier

    basswood

    trillium

    hemlock

    elm

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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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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A02830. Hardwood leaf litter.
    Oa—3 to 4 centimeters (1.2 to 1.6 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A02831. Dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) leaf mold.
    A—4 to 14 centimeters (1.6 to 5.5 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; 62 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02832
    AB—14 to 22 centimeters (5.5 to 8.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; 58 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02833
    BA—22 to 32 centimeters (8.7 to 12.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; 58 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak fine platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 5 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02834
    Bw1—32 to 42 centimeters (12.6 to 16.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; 62 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 10 percent clay; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2 percent coarse spherical moderately coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6) iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent medium and coarse weakly coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A02835
    Bw2—42 to 60 centimeters (16.5 to 23.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 7 percent clay; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 15 percent medium spherical moderately coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/6) iron-manganese concretions; 21 percent medium and coarse reddish brown (2.5YR 4/3); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02836
    BC—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy fine sand; 85 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 4 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 20 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02837
    C1—70 to 93 centimeters (27.6 to 36.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loamy fine sand; 83 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 5 percent clay; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02838
    C2—93 to 120 centimeters (36.6 to 47.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loamy fine sand; 85 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 7 percent clay; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02839
    C3—120 to 151 centimeters (47.2 to 59.4 inches); gray (N 5/0) fine sand; 93 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 3 percent clay; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A02840
    2C4—151 to 200 centimeters (59.4 to 78.7 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) stratified stratified stratified sandy clay to very fine sand; firm; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # 40A02842