IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rayne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2007PA063234
  • User Pedon ID: S2007PA063234
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 234
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0304
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19804
  • 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: 40.8182373
  • Std. Longitude: -79.1518402
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Mashal Farm, Rossmoyne, Plumville Quad in Indiana PA.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA063—Indiana
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA063—Indiana County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RK, NI
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 234
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rayne
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 10 to 28 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy shale
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: shale, unspecified at 57cm
  • Geology: Pcg formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and fine roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume angular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01855; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and fine structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and fine roots; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; on bottom of rock fragments and 15 percent medium very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese masses on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01856; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—19 to 28 centimeters (7.5 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silt loam; 5 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and fine structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.3 very fine roots between peds and fine roots around fragments; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; on bottom of rock fragments and 15 percent medium very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese masses on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume angular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01857; observed in pit, small
    BC—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) silt loam; medium and 10 percent 2.5YR 4/ (2.5YR 4/ fine mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots between peds and fine roots; 40 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; on bottom of rock fragments and 4 percent medium very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese masses on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume angular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01858; observed in pit, small
    C—36 to 52 centimeters (14.2 to 20.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; 30 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium mottles; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 35 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01859; observed in pit, small
    Cr—52 to 57 centimeters (20.5 to 22.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium mottles; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and fine roots; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume subangular 2-45-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2. Lab sample # 08N01860; observed in pit, small
    R—57 centimeters (22.4 inches); very strongly coherent cemented sandstone, unspecified fragments.; observed in pit, small