IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959OH091007
  • User Pedon ID: S1959OH091007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LG-007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69726
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 40.4697639
  • Std. Longitude: -83.6407472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.7 mi. E of Rushsylvania, 0.4 mi. N to lane in woods. 130 ft. W and 50 ft. N. Scioto Sign farm.
  • Map Unit: Blg1B1—Blount silt loam, ground moraine, 2 to 4 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH091—Logan
  • MLRA: 111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH091—Logan County, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: heffner, siegenthaler, andrus
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Classificaton Date - 4/3/2013
  • Classifier - Neil Martin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/1959 (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
    • 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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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; loose; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009281. This layer has the maximum organic accumulation.
    A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate coarse granular structure; very friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009282
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; moderate coarse granular, and weak platy structure; friable; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, skeletans; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009283
    BE—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; weak very coarse platy, and weak granular structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009284. No pebbles.
    Bt1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; very firm; faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009285. No pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140150; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140150
    Bt2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; extremely firm; , moist, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009286. No pebbles.
    Bt3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; extremely firm; clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009287. No pebbles.
    BC—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; massive, and strong angular blocky; extremely firm; 15 percent faint clay films; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009288. Clay loam till. Few pebbles. Few light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations.; Field texture was clay loam.
    CB—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009289. Clay loam till. Occasional pebbles. Common light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations.
    Cd1—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009290. Clay loam till. Few pebbles. Common light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations decrease with depth.
    Cd2—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009291. Clay loam till. Few pebbles. Common light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations decrease with depth.
    Cd3—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009292. Clay loam till. Few pebbles. Common light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations decrease with depth.
    Cd4—147 to 157 centimeters (57.9 to 61.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; massive; extremely firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009293. Clay loam till. Few pebbles. Common light gray (10YR 7/2) lime segregations decrease with depth.