IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Fruithurst
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
72AL029009-pgm
User Pedon ID:
72AL029009-pgm
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
AU
Lab Pedon # -
S72AL-029-9
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
24235
Print Date:
11/21/2024
LOCATION
Township:
16 S
Range:
12 E
Section:
8
PLSS Details:
NW1/4, SW1/4
Location Description:
About 1.0 mile west-northwest of the Antioch Church, Cleburne County, AL; photo CPK-2EE-94.
State:
Alabama
County:
AL029—Cleburne
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
AL029—Cleburne County, Alabama
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic hapludults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Fruithurst
PSC -
13 to 63 cm.
Classificaton Date -
8/11/2008
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Nason
Classificaton Date -
9/13/1972
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
Talladega Slate
Landform:
hillslope
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
shoulder
Slope Complexity:
complex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Bedrock:
weakly coherent moderate weathered slate at 91cm
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/13/1972 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Water Kind:
none observed
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
Yield Study ID -
Pedon Restrictions
Kind
Hardness
Restriction Depth L-H
Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
cm
bedrock, paralithic
weakly coherent
91 - 127
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Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
argillic horizon
13—91
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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
13
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317
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A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) ; weak medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 5.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subangular indurated quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 7229-9-1; observed in pit, small
A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) ; 43 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 12 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 5.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subangular indurated quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 7229-9-2; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bt1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) ; 38 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular indurated quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 7229-9-3; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 414207; patchy - phpvsfiid 414207
Bt2—33 to 71 centimeters (13.0 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) ; 24 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular indurated quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 7229-9-4; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 414208; patchy - phpvsfiid 414208
Bt3—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) ; 20 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 37 percent clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct irregular and 5 percent red (2.5YR 5/6) coarse faint irregular mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular indurated quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 7229-9-5; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 414209; continuous - phpvsfiid 414209
Cr—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); ; massive; low excavation difficulty; fragments. Lab sample # 7229-9-6; observed in pit, small