IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hornsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC007002
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0414
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59709
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 35.0791664
  • Std. Longitude: -80.1133347
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.0 mi W of Wadesboro on NC 742, 1.0 mi N on State Rd 1642, 1000 feet E on Farm Rd 500 feet SE of corner of woods.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC007—Anson
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Spangler, B. Ward, W. Lynn, R. Griffin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aeric Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hornsboro
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wahee V
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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—29

    38—116

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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

    1

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    74

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    117

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02160; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout
    1E—18 to 29 centimeters (7.1 to 11.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02161; moist when described;. Slightly compacted by tilling.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    1E/B—29 to 38 centimeters (11.4 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very friable; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02162; moist when described;. B material mixed in by tilling; 65% E and 35% B.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations
    1Bt1—38 to 67 centimeters (15.0 to 26.4 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely firm*; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02163; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles
    1Bt2—67 to 90 centimeters (26.4 to 35.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior clay; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely firm*; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02164; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles
    1Bt3—90 to 116 centimeters (35.4 to 45.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely firm*; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02165; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR61 mottles
    1BC—116 to 135 centimeters (45.7 to 53.1 inches); 2.5Y 6/0 (2.5Y 6/0) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02166; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout
    2C—135 to 180 centimeters (53.1 to 70.9 inches); 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) exterior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P02167; moist when described;