IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gladstone
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MD005003
  • User Pedon ID: S1999MD005003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0093
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11601
  • 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: 39.4478222
  • Std. Longitude: -76.7733278
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD005—Baltimore
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MD005—Baltimore County, Maryland

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gladstone
  • PSC - 78 to 116 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/17/2015
  • Classifier - David Verdone
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Glenelg
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 23
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—26

    26—65

    78—116

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    —39—

    —38—
    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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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; 10 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; silica coats; 2 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00565; observed in pit, small. mica flakes f-f,vf; 5% quartz pebbles.
    AB—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; 18 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 13 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00566; observed in pit, small. f-f.vf; 10% quartz pebbles.
    Bw1—26 to 43 centimeters (10.2 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00567; observed in pit, small. c-f,vf;10% quartz pebbles; OSF-c-m-d 10YR 4/3 (Kro).
    Bw2—43 to 65 centimeters (16.9 to 25.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; 23 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; 6 percent by volume irregular subangular cohesive persistent nonpenetrable 2-39-75 millimeter innocuous artifacts of brick; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P00568; observed in pit, small. f-f,vf; 5% pebbles (brick); OSF-c-m-d 10YR 4/3 (kro) CLF-f-f-vf
    Apb—65 to 78 centimeters (25.6 to 30.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 17 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular and 21.0 fine tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00569; observed in pit, small. f-f,vf; 10% quartz pebbles; Ir, Mn stains on pore linings f-f, m-p 5YR 3/3; OSF f-m-f 10YR 3/3.
    Btb1—78 to 105 centimeters (30.7 to 41.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular and 21.0 fine tubular and 3.0 coarse tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00570; observed in pit, small. observation method: pit; c-f,vf; IrMn f-m-d, c-f-d 7.5YR 3/2; CLF c-f-vf, OSF c-m-f po (Kro) 10YR 5/3; f-m-p 7.5YR 4/6; 5% large & small gravel.
    Btb2—105 to 116 centimeters (41.3 to 45.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine vesicular and 3.0 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P00571; observed in pit, small. observation method: pit; IrMn c-f-p 7.5YR 3/2, c-m-p 2.5yr 2.5/1; CLF c-f-vf, OSF c-m-d po (Kro) 10YR 4/2.
    BCtb—116 to 143 centimeters (45.7 to 56.3 inches); 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 4 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P00572; observed in pit, small. observation method: pit; c-m, vm-f, vf; IrMn c-f-p 7.5YR 2.5/1; CLF f-f-vf.
    Cb1—143 to 196 centimeters (56.3 to 77.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak fine and medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00573; observed in pit, small. observation method: pit; vm-f,m,vf; trace gravel; 10% of 5YR 4/6 & 2.5Y 6/2 are due to redox; IrMn m-f, m-p N 2/0 (appear as due to rock).
    Cb2—196 to 224 centimeters (77.2 to 88.2 inches); loamy coarse sand; 18 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00574; observed in pit, small
    Cb3—224 to 247 centimeters (88.2 to 97.2 inches); loamy coarse sand; 24 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00575; observed in pit, small
    Cb4—247 to 265 centimeters (97.2 to 104.3 inches); gravelly loamy sand; 8 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00576; observed in pit, small
    Cb5—265 to 275 centimeters (104.3 to 108.3 inches); gravelly loamy coarse sand; 6 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # 00P00577; observed in pit, small