IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Weikert
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993PA055039
  • User Pedon ID: S1993PA055039
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0795
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66138
  • 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: 39.9222221
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7533340
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Carlton Heights Area, 2 miles E. St. Thomas 1500 feet south of US 30; 2900 southwest of intersection of US 30 and T458
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA055—Franklin
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA055—Franklin County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WRK, NBE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Lithic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 39
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Weikert
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Lithic Dystrochrepts
  • PSC - 0 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/25/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: knob
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered shale, noncalcareous with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/25/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 46
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    very strongly coherent

    46 - 56

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    lithic contact

    46—56

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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

    2

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    45

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, 90 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; channery silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium toughness; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 14 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05513; dry when described;
    Bw—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); 80 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior very channery silt loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium toughness; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine to medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 50 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05514; dry when described;
    C—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); 70 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 30 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior extremely channery silt loam; 2 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine distinct platy mottles; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; high toughness; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine to medium roots between peds; 0.5 medium and coarse low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 80 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05515; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1306114; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1306114
    R—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 medium and coarse low-continuity pores; 15 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 95 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments.; dry when described;. Shale (non-acid) highly fractured with soil material similar to C fine earth fraction in cracks. Could be dug to backhoe (some diff.) yellowish brown in color.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1306115; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1306115