IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carbo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S99-WV003-007
  • User Pedon ID: S99WV003007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - WVU
  • Lab Pedon # - WVU0045
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47601
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.3383333
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0363889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Abandoned field east of Inwood quarry on D.L. Morgan property- Berkeley County
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: WV003—Berkeley
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WV003—Berkeley County, West Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39078-C1—Inwood, West Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: James Bell, John Sencindiver, Brian Cooley, Bill Bates and Jason Knopp
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carbo
  • Classificaton Date - 7/9/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Residual- Chambersburg Limestone
  • Bedrock: limestone, unspecified at 58cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/9/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 7.0 very fine to medium roots; 8 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # WVU00005
    Bt—9 to 28 centimeters (3.5 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 medium roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # WVU00006. continuous - phpvsfiid 722398; continuous - phpvsfiid 722398
    Btss—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) and 75 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WVU00007. slickensides 2 to 20cm thick; continuous - phpvsfiid 722399; continuous - phpvsfiid 722400; continuous - phpvsfiid 722399; continuous - phpvsfiid 722400
    B't—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); 75 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 75 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume flat 2-?-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # WVU00008. continuous - phpvsfiid 722401; continuous - phpvsfiid 722401
    R—58 centimeters (22.8 inches); fragments.