IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cecil
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VPI-Hall-3
  • User Pedon ID: V1990-VA007-305
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - VPI
  • Lab Pedon # - VPI0305
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51200
  • 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: 37.4602928
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9093475
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Forksville, Va. Quadrangle; Wilkerson Farm; 670m NE 72 degrees from the junction of route 602 and route 610; 1220m NW 348 degrees from the junction of route 602 and route 603, Lunenburg Co., Va.
  • Map Unit: 1B—Appling fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA007—Amelia
  • MLRA: 136—Southern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 14-7—Richmond, Virginia
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VA007—Amelia County, Virginia
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37077-D8—Chula, Virginia

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cecil
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults
  • PSC - 60 to 110 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Bedrock: weakly coherent granite at 120cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    kandic horizon

    60—120

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    6

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    135

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    Ap—0 to 22 centimeters (0.0 to 8.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # VPI03051
    E—22 to 40 centimeters (8.7 to 15.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; distinct pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # VPI03052
    BE—40 to 60 centimeters (15.7 to 23.6 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt1—60 to 90 centimeters (23.6 to 35.4 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; 2 percent clay films; 75 percent extremely coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt2—90 to 120 centimeters (35.4 to 47.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 2 percent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.