IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thomaston
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: U00MI053-8
  • User Pedon ID: S2000MI053008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0452
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15046
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 46.5313377
  • Std. Longitude: -89.7906418
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 398B—THOMASTON-BLUEBILL-WAKEFIELD COMPLEX, 0 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI053—Gogebic
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI609—Gogebic County Area, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: wep
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aqualfic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thomaston
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aqualfic Haplorthods
  • PSC - 38 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/8/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/8/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 286
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    glossic horizon

    10—18

    18—38

    38—135

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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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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) broken face silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 01N02613; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) broken face fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 01N02614; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) broken face sandy loam; 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N02615; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B1—38 to 79 centimeters (15.0 to 31.1 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face silty clay; 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N02616; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 206316; continuous - phpvsfiid 206316
    B2—79 to 135 centimeters (31.1 to 53.1 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N02617; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206317; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206317
    BC—135 to 163 centimeters (53.1 to 64.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face very fine sandy loam; 3 percent dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate thin platy structure; friable; 15 percent medium distinct irregular dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter. Lab sample # 01N02618; moist when described; observed in pit, small