IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993NC151001
  • User Pedon ID: 93NC151001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0366
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65709
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 0.5 mile northeast of intersection of SR 3106 and SR 1545; 75 feet north of SR 1545 in woods
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC151—Randolph
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC151—Randolph County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Zion
  • PSC - 36 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Ultic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/9/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1992 (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
    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
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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02785
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02786
    BE—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) sandy loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; brittle; 3.0 medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02787
    Bt—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; black (10YR 2/1) in root channels and/or pores and prominent clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P02788. continuous - phpvsfiid 175982; continuous - phpvsfiid 175982
    BC—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to massive; firm; faint clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P02789. patchy - phpvsfiid 175983; patchy - phpvsfiid 175983
    Cr—71 to 152 centimeters (28.0 to 59.8 inches); fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified. no sample number.