IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pelion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NC153004
  • User Pedon ID: 87NC153004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0412
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59707
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 35.0155563
  • Std. Longitude: -79.5705566
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Richmond County, NC: .1 mi S of Hoffman City Limits on US 1, .6 mi SW of Wildlife Depot Rd. 30 feet E of Rd.
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC153—Richmond
  • MLRA: 137—Carolina and Georgia Sand Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.E. Spruill, B. Ward, W. Lynn J.R. Davis V. Lewis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pelion
  • PSC - 41 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pelion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Aquic Hapludult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Microrelief Elevation: 35
  • 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—41

    40—81

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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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    123

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    225

    117

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    1Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P02145; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    1Ap2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02146; moist when described;. (10YR 6/4) material is intermingled with (10YR 4/2) material.; many fine and medium roots throughout
    1E—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02147; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    1Bt—41 to 65 centimeters (16.1 to 25.6 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02148; moist when described;. common clay bridging surface features between sand grains; few fine roots between peds; few fine prominent 7.5YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221858; continuous - phpvsfiid 221858
    1Btx—65 to 81 centimeters (25.6 to 31.9 inches); 40 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 30 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; hard, firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots in cracks; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02149; moist when described;. 35% brittle. Compact firm in places.; common clay bridging surface features between sand grains; few fine and medium roots in cracks; continuous - phpvsfiid 221859; continuous - phpvsfiid 221859
    1BCx—81 to 130 centimeters (31.9 to 51.2 inches); 40 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak coarse platy, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02150; moist when described;. Pockets of sandy loam. 30% brittle, compact and firm in places.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots in cracks; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221860; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221860
    1C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); 45 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior sandy clay loam; massive; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02151; moist when described;. few fine roots in cracks
    2Cg—152 to 210 centimeters (59.8 to 82.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior sandy clay loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P02152; moist when described;. Dense and compact.; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR66 mottles