IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Haledon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978NJ003001
  • User Pedon ID: 78NJ003001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47240
  • 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: 40.9811096
  • Std. Longitude: -74.2116699
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Franklin Lake Township on Passaic-Bergen County, line, 100 feet W of circle at end of Reservoir Drive.
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ003—Bergen
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. C. Kirkham, C. F. Eby and D. Shinder
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Haledon
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/9/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Haledon
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


  • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    fragic soil properties

    fragipan

    0—18

    38—127

    38—178

    79—178

    79—178

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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

    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior cobbly loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00038. 25% mostly subrounded rock fragments ranging from fine gravel to boulders composed of granitic gneiss and basalt but including some shale and quartzite; many fibrous and conductor roots.
    BA—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00039. 20% subrounded rock fragments mostly gravel sized granitic gneiss and basalt.
    Bt—38 to 79 centimeters (15.0 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films between sand grains; 30 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00040. 20% rock fragments mostly gravel sized granitic gneiss and basalt. Gray mottles are throughout but are more abundant and larger just above the base of this horizon and along prisms. Water seepage in bottom 5 cm.; few clay films surface features between sand grains; many roots; many medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091784; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091785; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091784; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091785
    Btx—79 to 127 centimeters (31.1 to 50.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and structureless massive; firm; brittle; 0.1 roots; 15 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00041. 20% rock fragments mostly gravel sized granitic gneiss and basalt. Few patchy clay films on void and pebble niches. Gray mottles along verticle partings or prism faces and as inclusions of friable materials in lenses up to 1 ft long and 5 cm; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few roots; common medium faint 7.5YR32 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091786; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091786
    Cx—127 to 178 centimeters (50.0 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; brittle; 1 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P00042. 30% rock fragments mostly gravel sized granitic gneiss and basalt.; few coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; few coarse distinct 5YR58 mottles