IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rittman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957OH099015
  • User Pedon ID: 1957-OH099-015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MH-015
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72708
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Beardsley farm, Palmyra Rd. 1 mile NW of junction with Rt. 224. Site is 300 ft. east of farm buildings in center of field.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH099—Mahoning

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: lessig, schafer, reese
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rittman
  • 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: 5/8/1957 (actual site observation 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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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005612. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.
    BE—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005613. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977266; continuous - phpvsfiid 977266
    BE—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005614. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977276; continuous - phpvsfiid 977276
    Bt—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005615. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977267; patchy - phpvsfiid 977267
    Btx1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 33 percent coarse faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005616. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977268; patchy - phpvsfiid 977269; continuous - phpvsfiid 977268; patchy - phpvsfiid 977269
    Btx2—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 33 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent coarse distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent fine distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005617. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977270; patchy - phpvsfiid 977271; continuous - phpvsfiid 977270; patchy - phpvsfiid 977271
    Btx3—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, manganese coatings; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005618. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977272; patchy - phpvsfiid 977272
    Btx4—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; 33 percent very dark gray (5YR 3/1) coarse prominent and 33 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate platy structure; very firm; faint very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005619. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977273; patchy - phpvsfiid 977273
    Btx4—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; 33 percent very dark gray (5YR 3/1) coarse prominent and 33 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate platy structure; very firm; faint very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005620. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977277; patchy - phpvsfiid 977277
    BC—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005621. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; patchy - phpvsfiid 977274; patchy - phpvsfiid 977274
    C1—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, pressure faces; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0005622. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.; continuous - phpvsfiid 977275; continuous - phpvsfiid 977275
    C2—244 to 259 centimeters (96.1 to 102.0 inches); massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0005623. Inclusion in an area of Rittman.