IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hazleton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957PA025009
  • User Pedon ID: 1957PA025009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 148
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 57PA025009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43491
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 40.8975000
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8275000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: On State Game Lands No 141; on broad mt near Rt PA 29 E of highway at large borrow pit on highest ridege.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA025—Carbon
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA025—Carbon County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40075-H7—Weatherly, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, G. Fisher, R. Matelski, C. Engle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hazleton
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/23/1957
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/23/1957 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oi

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    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    C1

    C2

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    24

    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

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    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

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    PSU01064

    PSU01065

    PSU01066

    PSU01067

    PSU01068

    PSU01069

    PSU01070

    PSU01071

    PSU01072

    PSU01073

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    42.9

    42.8

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    46.1

    41.5

    36.6

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    31

    30.7

    31.1

    33.6

    17.1

    17.9

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    11.9

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    35.3

    34.9

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    0.6

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    4.6

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    15.7

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    15

    11.1

    17.3

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    8.9

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    8.5

    12.7

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    5.5

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    4.8

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    3.7

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oi

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    A

    E

    AB

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    C1

    C2

    0

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    16

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    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

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    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

    145

    PSU01064

    PSU01065

    PSU01066

    PSU01067

    PSU01068

    PSU01069

    PSU01070

    PSU01071

    PSU01072

    PSU01073

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oi

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    A

    E

    AB

    Bw1

    Bw2

    BC

    C1

    C2

    0

    5

    8

    16

    24

    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

    5

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    16

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    36

    59

    84

    105

    120

    145

    PSU01064

    PSU01065

    PSU01066

    PSU01067

    PSU01068

    PSU01069

    PSU01070

    PSU01071

    PSU01072

    PSU01073

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CADE12

    GAPR2

    KALA

    POLYS

    QUAL

    QUCO2

    QUIL

    QUPR2

    QURU

    SAAL5

    Castanea dentata

    Gaultheria procumbens

    Kalmia latifolia

    Polystichum

    Quercus alba

    Quercus coccinea

    Quercus ilicifolia

    Quercus prinus

    Quercus rubra

    Sassafras albidum

    American chestnut

    eastern teaberry

    mountain laurel

    hollyfern

    white oak

    scarlet oak

    bear oak

    chestnut oak

    northern red oak

    sassafras

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    cambic horizon

    8—16

    16—24

    36—84

    —8—

    —8—

    —48—
    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

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # PSU01064
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior highly decomposed plant material; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01065. "More typic leaf mold with abundant fungus mycelium; thickness ranges from 1/2 to 1 1/2""."
    A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior very stony silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 60 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01066. "About 60% sandstone fragments mostly smaller thn 8"" in diameter; thickness ranges from 3 to 5""."
    E—16 to 24 centimeters (6.3 to 9.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior very stony silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 60 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01067. "About 60% sandstone fragments mostly smaller than 8"" in dimaeter; thickness ranges from 3 to 5""."
    AB—24 to 36 centimeters (9.4 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior very stony silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01068. "About 50% sandstone fragments mostly smaller than 8"" in diameter; thickness ranges from 3 to 5""."
    Bw1—36 to 59 centimeters (14.2 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior stony silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01069. "About 35% sandstone fragments mostly smaller than 8"" in diameter; thickness ranges from 7 to 12""."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433273; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433273
    Bw2—59 to 84 centimeters (23.2 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior stony silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01070. "About 35% sandstone fragments mostly smaller than 8"" in diamter; thickness ranges from 7 to 13""; (20% by volume of stones larger tha 3"" discarded from samples for highway laboratory)."; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433274; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1433274
    BC—84 to 105 centimeters (33.1 to 41.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior stony silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 14 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01071. "About 35% sandstone fragments mostly smaller than 3"" in diameter; thickness ranges from 5 to 11""."
    C1—105 to 120 centimeters (41.3 to 47.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior very stony loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable; 2 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01072. "About 60% sandstone fragments; (40% by volume stones larger than 3"" in diameter discarded from sample for highway laboratory)."
    C2—120 to 145 centimeters (47.2 to 57.1 inches); extremely stony loam; 60 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01073. Sandstone and shale with decreasing amounts of fine material.