IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chandler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NC121003
  • User Pedon ID: 90NC121003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0216
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63263
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 35.9474983
  • Std. Longitude: -82.0583344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC121—Mitchell
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Allison - John Kelley - Henry mount
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, micaceous, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chandler
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, micaceous, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • PSC - 25 to 99 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1990 (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

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—8

    8—66

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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

    46

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    —

    897

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    225

    140

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    25

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    26

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    O5—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P01329. oak-pine leaf litter
    Oe—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 91P01327. decomposed oak-pine leaf littler, rock fragmnets mostly quartlite
    A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed channery loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01328. many fine mica flakes concentrations; common coarse roots throughout; many fine and medium roots throughout
    Bw1—16 to 38 centimeters (6.3 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01329. atterburg limits; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few medium and coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bw2—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified and 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01330. atterburg limits; few fine mica flakes concentrations; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout
    C1—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 30 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01331. massive, platy rock structure; many fine mica flakes concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233908; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233908
    C2—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 30 percent medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01332. massive, platy rock structure, atterburg limits; many medium mica flakes concentrations; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233909; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233909
    C3—130 to 183 centimeters (51.2 to 72.0 inches); 40 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent medium platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; 5.30000019 Thymol-blue; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P01333. massive platy rock structure; many medium mica flakes concentrations