IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ELBERT
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969VA137001
  • User Pedon ID: S1969VA137001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1306
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34915
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 38.3250427
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7997055
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2 miles north of Locust Grove Post Office, 300 feet west of Highway No. 614
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA137—Orange
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA137—Orange County, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. W. Wills, S. Halsey, and R. Yeck
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ELBERT
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/31/1969
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/1969 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: DJJ3G-43
  • 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 gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; 3 percent gray (N 5/0) medium faint mottles; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09946
    A2—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09947
    B1G—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09948
    B21T—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silty clay; 3 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09949
    B22T—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and gray (10YR 5/1) clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09950
    B23T—63 to 76 centimeters (24.8 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09951
    B24T—76 to 92 centimeters (29.9 to 36.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and gray (10YR 5/1) clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09952
    B3G—92 to 104 centimeters (36.2 to 40.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) clay; 3 percent olive (5Y 4/3) medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09953
    R—104 centimeters (40.9 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and black (5Y 2/1); fragments. Lab sample # 40A09954
    R—117 centimeters (46.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A09955