IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cardington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: YYYYOH117012
  • User Pedon ID: YYYY-OH117-012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MW-012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73238
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 3000 ft. S of center of Fulton and 500 ft. E of range line on the Lutheran camp property; 0 cm. from beech tree stem. High-flow side of beech tree.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH117—Morrow

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gersper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cardington
  • 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: moderately 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 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018232. Horizon thickness varies from 6 to 9 cm; discontinuous due to roots.
    E1—9 to 18 centimeters (3.5 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine and medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018233. Roots comprise about 50% of volume. Relatively compact and less porous than this same horizon farther from tree stem. Horizon thickness varies from 5 to 10 cm.
    E2—18 to 29 centimeters (7.1 to 11.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018234. Roots comprise about 40% of volume. Compact in place and relatively less porous than this same horizon farther from tree stem. Horizon thickness varies from 8 to 13 cm.
    BE—29 to 37 centimeters (11.4 to 14.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, skeletans; 11 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018235. Roots comprise about 40% of volume. Occasional pebble-sized fragment of sandstone and shale. Few fine and medium pores. Horizon thickness varies from 8 to 9 cm.
    Bt1—37 to 46 centimeters (14.6 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018236. Very slightly sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton is pebble-sized. Few to common, fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores. Horizon thickness varies from 8 to 10 cm.
    Bt2—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018237. Very slightly sticky and moderately plastic. Occasional pebble-sized fragment. Few fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores. Occasional fine, black Fe-Mn concretions. Horizon thickness varies from 10 to 13 cm.
    Bt3—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine and medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018238. Very slightly sticky and moderately plastic. Occasional pebble-sized fragment. 5 to 10% thin clay films mainly in voids, channels, and along partings. Few fine and medium exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores. Occasional fine Fe-Mn concretions.
    BCt1—76 to 92 centimeters (29.9 to 36.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018239. Very slightly sticky and plastic. Coarse skeleton mainly of pebble-sized black shale. Less than 5% thin clay films mainly in voids, channels, and along partings. Few exped pores. Common fine and medium inped pores. About 5% black fine Fe-Mn concretions an
    BCt2—92 to 107 centimeters (36.2 to 42.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; weak subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018240. Non-sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton mainly of grit- and pebble-sized black shale (the grit-sized fragments appear as Fe-Mn concretions on casual observance). 1 to 2% thin clay films mainly in voids, channels, and along partings. Few to c
    C1—107 to 133 centimeters (42.1 to 52.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very firm; brittle; faint clay films; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine and medium faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0018241. The structural units break more easily in vertical than in horizontal directions. Non-sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton mainly of grit- and pebble-sized black shale (the grit-sized fragments impart a dark color to horizon). Few fine and me; patchy - phpvsfiid 982909; patchy - phpvsfiid 982909
    C2—133 to 154 centimeters (52.4 to 60.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very firm; brittle; faint clay films; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine and medium faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018242. The structural units break more easily in vertical than in horizontal directions. Non-sticky and very slightly plastic. Coarse skeleton mainly of grit- and pebble-sized black shale (the grit-sized fragments impart a dark color to horizon). Few fine and me; patchy - phpvsfiid 982910; patchy - phpvsfiid 982910
    C3—154 to 190 centimeters (60.6 to 74.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; faint clay films; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018243. Coarse skeleton mainly of grit- and pebble-sized black shale. Few to common pores. Most surfaces are vesicular. Soft, vesicular, white, gray, and pink secondary carbonates occur mainly as vertical seams, with some horizontal seams, and as blotches that co