IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fincastle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: YYYYOH027090
  • User Pedon ID: YYYY-OH027-090
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - CT-090
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69549
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: About 3 mi. NW of Wilmington.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH027—Clinton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Hamilton , T. Lucht
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fincastle
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Loess; Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1999 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    304.8

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    270

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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026828
    Ap2—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026829
    Bt1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films and 35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026830. common 7.5YR 5/6 segregations, iron-rich zones on ped faces;
    Bt2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 65 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026831
    Bt2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 65 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026832
    Bt2—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 65 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026833
    2Bt3—69 to 76 centimeters (27.2 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026834
    2BC—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026835. with 2 to 3 inch wide tongues of 10YR 5/4 2Bt material consisting of silt loam and silty clay loam to a depth of 44 inches.
    2BC—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026836. with 2 to 3 inch wide tongues of 10YR 5/4 2Bt material consisting of silt loam and silty clay loam to a depth of 44 inches.
    2C1—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026837
    2C1—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026838
    2C1—163 to 193 centimeters (64.2 to 76.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026839
    2C2—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # OSU0026840