IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HAZLETON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995PA055115
  • User Pedon ID: S1995PA055115
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0460
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67478
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 40.0508881
  • Std. Longitude: -77.8008347
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: West side Kittatinny Mtn. approx. 3 miles east of Fannettsburg about 250 ft. downslope from the top of the ridge.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA055—Franklin
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA055—Franklin County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ned Ellenberger
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 115
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - HAZLETON
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/21/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: h moderate weathered sandstone, unspecified with <10 and a strike of 40 degrees and a dip of 60 to 60 degrees
  • Surface Fragments: 60.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/21/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—8

    23—124

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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

    50

    213

    61

    503

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    140

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior extremely stony fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine to coarse low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.
    AE—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) exterior extremely stony sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 7.0 fine to coarse low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.
    BE—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior very stony sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bw1—23 to 69 centimeters (9.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior very stony sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium toughness; 1.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bw2—69 to 124 centimeters (27.2 to 48.8 inches); 50 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) exterior and 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) exterior and 20 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) exterior very stony sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium toughness; 2.0 fine to coarse low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. some weak bridging under large flat rock fragments.
    C—124 to 163 centimeters (48.8 to 64.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior very stony loamy sand; 8 percent clay; weak medium and coarse single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 7.0 fine to coarse low-continuity void between rock fragments pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments.