IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orangeburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Orang-0
  • User Pedon ID: V1984-VA081-265
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0265
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51814
  • 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: 36.6424179
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6221466
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.4 miles north northwest of the junction of Highways VA-627 and VA-675 and 35 yards east of Highways VA-675, about 5 miles southwest of Emporia
  • Map Unit: 26A—Orangeburg loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA081—Greensville
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 14-7—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA081—Greensville County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36077-F5—Emporia, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orangeburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy sand; 83 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 medium roots and 11.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02651
    E—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 10 percent clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02652
    Bt1—41 to 94 centimeters (16.1 to 37.0 inches); 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; 58 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02653
    Bt2—94 to 145 centimeters (37.0 to 57.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 57 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 35 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI02654
    Bt3—145 to 180 centimeters (57.1 to 70.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; 48 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 43 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 38 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9. Lab sample # VPI02655