IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Emporia
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1988SC005708
User Pedon ID:
S1988SC005708
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Clemson
Lab Pedon # -
S85SC005-13
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
82671
Print Date:
2/2/2025
LOCATION
Location Description:
Emporia loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, is located in the Martin-Millet community. From the intersection of South Carolina Highway 125 and South Carolina Secondary Highway 52, travel northwest on South Carolina Highway 125 for 1.6 miles and southwest on an unimproved road for 1.8 miles. Site is 15 feet east of the unimproved road.
State:
South Carolina
County:
SC005—Allendale
MLRA:
133A—Southern Coastal Plain
Regional Office:
SE—Southeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SE-LAU—Laurens, South Carolina
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SC005—Allendale County, South Carolina
PEDON
Describers Name:
Robert T. Eppinette, C.J. Mitchell,R.K. Fowler, and J.R.Brown
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Pedon PC 6.2
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/18/2016 (entry creation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon
Top Depth
Bottom Depth
Sample ID
Data Collector
Total Clay
CaCO3 Clay
Total Silt
Fine Silt
Co. Silt
Total Sand
Total Sand Method
VC Sand
Co. Sand
Med. Sand
Fine Sand
VF Sand
VF Sand Method
Texture Class - Field Lab
Rubbed Fiber
Unrubbed Fiber
pH H2O
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cm
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Ap
E
Bt1
Bt2
BC
C
0
15
33
53
99
127
15
33
53
99
127
157
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Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon
Top Depth
Bottom Depth
Sample ID
pH CaCl2
pH NaF
pH Ox
Delta pH
LL
PL
PI
Atter. Samp. Cond.
COLE
Pot. Acidity
Ca + Mg - Meh 2
K
Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste
KCl Extract. Acidity
Base Sat. - Meh 2
CEC-7
CEC-8.2
cm
cm
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meq/100g
cmol(+)/kg
cmol(+)/kg
mmol(+)/l
cmol(+)/kg
%
cmol(+)/kg
cmol(+)/kg
Ap
E
Bt1
Bt2
BC
C
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Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon
Top Depth
Bottom Depth
Sample ID
ECEC
Phosphate P
NO3-N
EC
EC Method
EC 1:5 by volume
CaCO3 Equiv.
Equiv. Gypsum
Na
SAR
Gypsum Req.
Humic Color
Fulvic Color
Humic + Fulvic Color
Al
PI
Pyro. Hue
PyrO. Value
Pyro. Chroma
cm
cm
cmol(+)/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
dS/m
dS/m
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mmol(+)/l
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L-pcu/g
L-pcu/g
L-pcu/g
%
Ap
E
Bt1
Bt2
BC
C
0
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33
53
99
127
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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
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degrees
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C
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; medium roots and many fine roots and few coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0001
E—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0002
Bt1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0003
Bt2—53 to 99 centimeters (20.9 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium and many fine pores; 60 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0004
BC—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct and 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium distinct and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL0005. horizon contains pockets of coarser textured material
C—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # CL0006. horizon contains pockets or strata of coarser textured material