IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Frankstown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987WV075004
  • User Pedon ID: 87WV075004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0295
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60416
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV075—Pocahontas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Frankstown
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1987 (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
    • Setting and Climate
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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. 5% rock fragments.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    1Bt1—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01560. 5% rock fragments.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1Bt2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01561. 5% rock fragments.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots; few medium prominent 10YR72 mottles
    1Bt3—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 10% coarse fragments.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few medium prominent 10YR72 mottles
    1BC—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium and coarse faint and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium and coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01562. 20% rock fragments.; common medium and coarse faint 5YR56 mottles; common medium and coarse prominent 10YR68 mottles; few medium prominent 2.5Y72 mottles
    1Cr—117 to 165 centimeters (46.1 to 65.0 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior weathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 88P01562