IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Greylock
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990MI097005
  • User Pedon ID: 90MI097005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0133
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63180
  • 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: 46.1869431
  • Std. Longitude: -85.7977295
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 44N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet E and 200 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Mackinac County, Michigan.
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI097—Mackinac
  • MLRA: 94B—Michigan Eastern Upper Peninsula Sandy Glacial Deposits

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Whitney, S. Rodock, and C. Outwater.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Alfic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Greylock
  • PSC - 41 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Onaway
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (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

    albic horizon

    calcic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—20

    41—79

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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

    3

    —

    —

    213

    —

    76

    —

    —

    4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. well decomposed organic matter
    E—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00724. 2 percent gravel; common fine to coarse roots
    Bhs—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00725. 2 percent gravel; many fine to coarse roots
    Bs—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); 25 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 75 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P00726. 2 percent gravel; many fine to coarse roots
    2B/Ex—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) fine sandy loam, sandy loam; massive; very firm; 5.5 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00727. 2 percent cobbles
    2B/E—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam, sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 7 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00728. 5 percent gravel; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 226199; continuous - phpvsfiid 226199
    2Bt—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 7 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00729. 5 percent gravel; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 226200; continuous - phpvsfiid 226200
    2BC—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 7 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00730. 5 percent gravel; few medium light gray (10YR 7/2) lime streaks
    2C1—114 to 137 centimeters (44.9 to 53.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) sandy loam; strong thick platy structure; friable; 7 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P00731. 5 percent gravel; bottom of horizon has thin yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand layer
    2C2—137 to 183 centimeters (53.9 to 72.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; 7 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P00732. 5 percent gravel