IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saunook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC121001
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC121001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0817
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60112
  • 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: 36.1305542
  • Std. Longitude: -82.1522217
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From intersection of NC226 & SR1330 3 mi NE on SR1330 to Gravel Driveway, 1500 feet SE on Driveway 200 feet S in field.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Allison, E. Hayhurst, B. Brasher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, isotic, mesic Andic Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saunook
  • PSC - 39 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saunook
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (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—25

    25—127

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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

    14

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 medium vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical mica flakes, unspecified; 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04483; moist when described;. Many fine roots; many fine pores; few coarse pores.; few fine mica flakes concentrations; many very fine roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    1BA—25 to 39 centimeters (9.8 to 15.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 medium vesicular and tubular and 0.5 coarse vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04484; moist when described;. Many fine roots; common very fine pores.; few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; many very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222473; patchy - phpvsfiid 222473
    1Bt1—39 to 64 centimeters (15.4 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 medium vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04485; moist when described;. Common fine roots; common fine pores.; few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; common very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222474; patchy - phpvsfiid 222474
    1Bt2—64 to 97 centimeters (25.2 to 38.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04486; moist when described;. Common fine roots; common medium pores.; few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; common very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222475; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222475
    1Bt3—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04487; moist when described;. Common medium pores.; few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; common very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222476; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222476
    2Bt4—127 to 197 centimeters (50.0 to 77.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very cobbly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 8 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 16 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04488; moist when described;. few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222477; patchy - phpvsfiid 222477
    2Bt5—197 to 263 centimeters (77.6 to 103.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 4 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04489; moist when described;. few fine mica flakes concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222478; patchy - phpvsfiid 222478