IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IN035001
  • User Pedon ID: S1984IN035001b
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0607
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56873
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 40.3532556
  • Std. Longitude: -85.4415278
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 250 m east and 400 m north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: Ginn woods near Wheeling, Delaware County, IN.
  • Map Unit: BmlA—Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN035—Delaware
  • MLRA: 111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mark S McClain
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from KSSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/2013
  • Classifier - Neil Martin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: rise on till plain, upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03147. few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; many very fine roots; common medium roots
    Oa—3 to 0 centimeters (1.2 to 0.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Intermediately and highly decomposed forest mull.; many very fine roots; common medium roots
    Oi—5 to 3 centimeters (2.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter, partially decomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Undecomposed and slightly decomposed forest litter.; many very fine roots; common medium roots
    E1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03148. many very fine roots; common medium roots
    E2—23 to 29 centimeters (9.1 to 11.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine platy, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03149. many very fine roots; common medium roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
    Bt1—29 to 39 centimeters (11.4 to 15.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03150. few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; many very fine roots; common medium roots; few fine faint 10YR62 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113586; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113587; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113586; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113587
    2Bt2—39 to 53 centimeters (15.4 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03151. few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; many very fine roots; common medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; Field texture was clay loam; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113589; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113590; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113589; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113590
    2Bt3—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay, clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03152. Few fine dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay-filled root channel.; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; Field texture was clay loam; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113592; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113593; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113592; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113593
    2Bt4—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent faint black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03153. Few fine dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay-filled root channel.; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; few fine faint 10YR42 mottles; Field texture was clay loam.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113595; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113596; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113595; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113596
    2BCt—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03154. few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113598; continuous - phpvsfiid 1113598
    2C—89 to 152 centimeters (35.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; platy structure; firm; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03155. Thick continuous light gray (10YR 7/2) secondary carbonate coatings in vertical cracks and horizontal plate surfaces.