IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dorian
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2008SC091006-Dorian, OSD
  • User Pedon ID: S2008SC091006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0522
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20196
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 34.9926949
  • Std. Longitude: -81.3616409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: (S08SC091-6) Pedon of Dorian sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rarely flooded; York County, South Carolina; about 6.8 miles west of York, South Carolina; from the junction of secondary road 63 (Locust Hill Rd) and secondary road 40 (McGill Road), north northeast on secondary road 40 for 0.8 mile, 90 degrees east for 1800 feet; USGS topographic quadrangle, Sharon, SC (1972); UTM Zone 17, 466996E and 3872292N. NAD 83 (lat. 34 degrees 59 minutes 33.7 seconds N. and long. 81 degrees 21 minutes 41.9 seconds W. NAD 83)
  • Map Unit: 93B—Dorian sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rarely flooded
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: SC091—York
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SC091—York County, South Carolina
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 34081-H3—Sharon, South Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Emory Holsonback/Lance Brewington/Myra Jones/Corry Calderone
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dorian
  • Classificaton Date - 12/2/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dorian
  • Classificaton Date - 3/24/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: southern piedmont
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: rare flooding for very brief periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/24/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C4
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    aquic conditions

    0—33

    56—203

    66—203

    —33—

    —147—

    —137—
    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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    150.8

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N03369; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N03370; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ab—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face sandy loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03371; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BE—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face sandy clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine distinct spherical weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese nodules throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03372; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—56 to 66 centimeters (22.0 to 26.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face sandy clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03373; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 406564; continuous - phpvsfiid 406564
    Bt2—66 to 132 centimeters (26.0 to 52.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03374; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 406565; continuous - phpvsfiid 406565
    Btg—132 to 160 centimeters (52.0 to 63.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium faint gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03375; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 406567; continuous - phpvsfiid 406567
    BCtg—160 to 203 centimeters (63.0 to 79.9 inches); pale yellow (5Y 8/2) broken face sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium faint white (5Y 8/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 08N03376; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 406566; continuous - phpvsfiid 406566