IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alexandria
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: YYYYOH117011
  • User Pedon ID: YYYY-OH117-011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MW-011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69223
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 2500 ft. S of center of Fulton and 500 ft. E of range line on Lutheran camp property; 200 cm. from beech tree stem.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH117—Morrow

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gersper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alexandria
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/25/2000 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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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    A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018222. Roots comprise 10 to 15% of volume.
    E1—4 to 13 centimeters (1.6 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018223. Porous in place. Upper part of horizon contains some inclusions of A horizon. Horizon varies in thickness from 7 to 9 cm.
    E2—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018224. Occasional pebble-sized fragments of sandstone, shale, and crystalline rock. Porous in place. Horizon varies in thickness from 10 to 15 cm.
    BE—26 to 36 centimeters (10.2 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; medium subangular blocky structure; firm; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018225. Occasional pebble-sized fragments. Common fine and medium exped and inped pores. Horizon thickness is about 10 cm throughout.
    Bt1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018226. Very slightly sticky and slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton of pebble-sized sandstone and black shale. Few to common, fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores.
    Bt2—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018227. About 10% thin, pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty skeletans. Very slightly sticky and moderately plastic. Occasional pebble-sized fragment. Few to common, fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores.
    Bt3—66 to 88 centimeters (26.0 to 34.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine and medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018228. About 20% faint, medium and coarse, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) mottles on ped surfaces. Very slightly sticky and moderately plastic. Coarse skeleton of grit- and pebble-sized black shale fragments. Few to common, fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and
    BCt1—88 to 105 centimeters (34.6 to 41.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions; 18 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018229. Slightly sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton of grit- and pebble-sized black shale and pebble-sized crystalline rock fragments. Few exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores.
    BCt2—105 to 121 centimeters (41.3 to 47.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions; 18 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018230. Slightly sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton of grit- and pebble-sized black shale and pebble-sized crystalline rock fragments. Few exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores.
    C—121 to 139 centimeters (47.6 to 54.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent faint clay films; medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions; 18 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018231. Non-sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton of grit- and pebble-sized black shale and pebble-sized crystalline rock fragments. Few fine and medium pores. Occasional patch of secondary carbonates on ped surfaces. Sampled at 121-137 cm.