IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Gaila
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1986MD031005
User Pedon ID:
S1986MD031005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
86P0897
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
59191
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
39.1750583
Std. Longitude:
-77.0482694
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
2400 feet E on Gold Mine road from intersection of Georgia Ave.; 440 feet S of Gold Mine road in hayfield.
Map Unit:
1C—Gaila silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
State:
Maryland
County:
MD031—Montgomery
MLRA:
148—Northern Piedmont
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
PEDON
Describers Name:
James H. Brown, Steve T. Dyer
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Gaila
Classificaton Date -
3/1/1992
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
fifth edition
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Purcellville
Classificaton Date -
7/1/1986
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
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ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
lithic contact
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0—18
18—61
163—188
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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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
11
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P5394. 15 percent rock fragments.; many fine and medium roots
Bt1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; faint dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P5395. 10 percent rock fragments.; many fine roots
Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P5396. 15 percent rock fragments.; few medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080878; patchy - phpvsfiid 1080878
BC—61 to 107 centimeters (24.0 to 42.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P5397. Red (2.5YR 4/8) gravelly clay films. Thin clay films in seams and tongues of Bt. 15 percent rock fragments.
C—107 to 163 centimeters (42.1 to 64.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sandy loam; massive; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P5398. 10 percent weathered rock fragments.
Cr—163 to 188 centimeters (64.2 to 74.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; very firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P5399. During the review of the Soil 8 in 1992 the Cr horizon was revised to a C2