IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987OH041001
  • User Pedon ID: S1987OH041001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0321
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59616
  • 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: 40.3836098
  • Std. Longitude: -83.1341629
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3/4 mi E of Radnor in Radnor Township WM. Powell Land Lab.; 660 feet S of Radnor Rd and 925 feet W of C&O R.R. Tracks
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH041—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: O.W. Baumer, L.A. Tornes, D.R. Mapes, C.E. Redmond
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, 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 SSL-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 - 5/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01601. many fine roots
    BEg—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01602. Few small coarse fragments.; common coats surface features; many fine roots
    Bt1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01603. Few small coarse fragments.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; many coarse prominent 10YR52 mottles; Field texture was silty clay loam.
    Bt2—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01604. Few small coarse fragments.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR52 mottles
    Bt3—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 5.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01605. 5 percent coarse fragments.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; Field texture was silty clay.
    Bt4—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01606. 5 percent coarse fragments.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; Field texture was silty clay loam.
    BC—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01607. 5 percent coarse fragments. Slight effervescence on ped faces.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles
    C1—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 87P01608. Few fine roots on cleavage faces; 10 percent coarse fragments; violent effervescence on cleavage faces; strong effervescence elsewhere.; few fine roots between peds; few medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles
    C2—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P01609. 10 percent coarse fragments.; few coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles