IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mandale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001NC001001-Mandale, PED 001
  • User Pedon ID: S01NC001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0092
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24521
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 35.8461113
  • Std. Longitude: -79.5074997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Alamance County, North Carolina;
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC001—Alamance
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC001—Alamance County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Leab/Lewis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aeric Epiaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mandale
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, siliceous, subactive, thermic Aeric Epiaquults
  • PSC - 28 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from argillite
  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: argillite with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: A-13
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Plant Association Name: Fallow Field
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silt loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 10 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00666; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Ap2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silt loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; ; 5 percent medium prominent extremely weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; ; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00667; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Bt1—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); 99 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior and 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silt loam; mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; 1 to 2 percent albic tongues (volume percent); 1 to 2 percent albic tongues (lateral area percent); slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432444; patchy - phpvsfiid 432444
    Bt2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); 99 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior and 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silty clay loam; mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 4 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent coarse faint noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; 1 to 2 percent albic tongues (volume percent); 1 to 2 percent albic tongues (lateral area percent); moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00668; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432445; patchy - phpvsfiid 432445
    Bt3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) interior silty clay; and and mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432446; patchy - phpvsfiid 432446
    Btg1—66 to 86 centimeters (26.0 to 33.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) interior silty clay; and and mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, and masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00669; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432447; patchy - phpvsfiid 432447
    Btg2—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay; and and mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00670; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432448; patchy - phpvsfiid 432448
    BCg—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) interior silty clay loam; and mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 432449; patchy - phpvsfiid 432449
    BC—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); white (2.5Y 8/1) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 30 percent coarse faint noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 30 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    C/B—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); white (2.5Y 8/1) interior silt loam; and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent irregular and 25 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium faint irregular mottles; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist, iron depletions; 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-20-50 millimeter quartz fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 09N00671; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket