IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aura
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958NJ015003
  • User Pedon ID: S1958NJ015003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1958NJ015003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0335
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32863
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 39.6636124
  • Std. Longitude: -75.0247192
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1-1/4 miles east of Fries Mill, along dirt road southeastward off of Williamstown-Fries Mill Road; in first woodlot south side of the dirt road, near slight curve; approximately 75 feet in the woods. Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  • State: New Jersey
  • County: NJ015—Gloucester
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NJ015—Gloucester County, New Jersey

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Markley, G. Quakenbush, and K.F. Wilson.
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aura
  • PSC - 38 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1958 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CARYA

    QUAL

    QURU

    QUVE

    Carya

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    Quercus velutina

    hybrid hickory

    white oak

    northern red oak

    black oak

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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
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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments.
    O2—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments. not sampled.
    A1,A2—8 to 9 centimeters (3.1 to 3.5 inches); dark gray (5YR 4/1) sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A02466. Composite sample A1,A2, and B. Horizons not clearly distinguishable; abundant mycelia.
    B—9 to 18 centimeters (3.5 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; massive; friable; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A02466. composite sample A1, A2, and B.
    A'2—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02467
    B'1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A02468
    B'21t—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; 3.0 roots; 30 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02469
    B'22t—64 to 77 centimeters (25.2 to 30.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; massive; firm, moderately sticky; 30 percent clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02470
    IIB'23t—77 to 99 centimeters (30.3 to 39.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; fragments. not sampled.