IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BLICHTON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965FL083007
  • User Pedon ID: S1965FL083007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4257
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40420
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 1-3/4 miles west of Fairfield and 3/4 miles north of State Road 31; about 350 feet west of dirt road, along south line of SW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • State: Florida
  • County: FL083—Marion
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: FL608—Marion County Area, Florida
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. P. Thomas and E. J. Pedersen
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - BLICHTON
  • Classificaton Date - 3/5/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/5/1965 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    AP—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) loamy sand; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32444
    A21—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32445
    A22—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32446
    B1TG—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32447
    B21TG—71 to 114 centimeters (28.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) sandy clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32448
    B22TG—114 to 160 centimeters (44.9 to 63.0 inches); gray (N 5/0) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32449
    B3TG—160 to 183 centimeters (63.0 to 72.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay; massive; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32450
    2C—183 to 229 centimeters (72.0 to 90.2 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A32451