IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Allen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984GA231002
  • User Pedon ID: 84GA231002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0469
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54713
  • 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: 33.0175018
  • Std. Longitude: -84.3333359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Pike County, GA 11 km N of Thomaston on US19 300 meters W on Oliver road 15 meters N of road in woods.
  • State: Georgia
  • County: GA231—Pike
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Grover Thomas and Talbert Gerald
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Allen
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Paleudults
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    38—114

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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

    10

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    55

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    90

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    093271

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled. Partially decomposed forest litter.
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02501. Few fine gravel.; many fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    AB—18 to 27 centimeters (7.1 to 10.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02502. Few fine gravel.; many fine and medium roots
    BA—27 to 49 centimeters (10.6 to 19.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02503. Few fine gravel.; common fine and medium roots
    Bt1—49 to 79 centimeters (19.3 to 31.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02504. Few fine gravel.; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217105; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217105
    Bt2—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02505. Platy structure in upper 7 cm. Roots slighlty restricted. Few fine gravel.; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 217106; continuous - phpvsfiid 217106
    Bt3—102 to 149 centimeters (40.2 to 58.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and structureless subangular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02506. Few small quartzite fragments.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217107; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217107
    Bt4—149 to 175 centimeters (58.7 to 68.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02507. Common small quartsite fragments.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217108; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 217108
    B/C—175 to 210 centimeters (68.9 to 82.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior and yellow (10YR 7/6) interior clay loam, sandy clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and structureless massive; firm; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02508. Common fine and medium quartzite fragments. B portion is red and C portion is yellow.; few fine prominent 10YR68 mottles
    C—210 to 230 centimeters (82.7 to 90.6 inches); sandy clay loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments. Lab sample # 84P02509. Mottled yellows browns and reds. Common fine and medium fragments of quartzite.; few fine mica flakes concentrations