IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ernest
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 412
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA063001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 412
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA063001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44335
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 40.7880556
  • Std. Longitude: -79.0583333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Woodlot plantation, on NE corner of far; 0.75 mi NW of Marion Ctr, E Mahoning Twp; Loughry farm.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA063—Indiana
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40079-G1—Marion Center, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 4/15/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/15/1958 ()
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2MOSS

    DASP2

    PIRE

    PIST

    PRSE2

    RUFL

    SOLID

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    Danthonia spicata

    Pinus resinosa

    Pinus strobus

    Prunus serotina

    Rubus flagellaris

    Solidago

    Moss

    poverty oatgrass

    red pine

    eastern white pine

    black cherry

    northern dewberry

    goldenrod

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    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

    3

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    402

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    0

    1150

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    9.3

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03130. Many dark gray concretions which crush to dark brown.
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03131
    AE—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 roots; 14 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03132. Surface of peds having lower chroma (10YR 5/4); silt coatings on peds showing some pitting; a few dark red concretions.
    BA—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 14 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) coats; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03133. pitted clay films on peds; few large concretions.
    Btg1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03134. "Few fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1) mottles near top of horizon increases downward to those desc. above; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) matrix; 2% fragments 2x2x1 inches; a few brown concretions; contains some old root channels to 0.75"" filled w/ soil"; continuous - phpvsfiid 533311; continuous - phpvsfiid 533311
    Btg2—43 to 48 centimeters (16.9 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03135. Abundant medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); some large brown concretions.
    Bx1—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and gray (N 6/0) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium prominent 5Y 4/6 (5Y 4/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03136; wet, satiated when described;. Abundant medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and abundant medium prominent gray (N 6/0) streaks and mottles; gray (N 6/0) clay coatings to 1 mm in thickness; dense and firm consistence; some large strong brown concretions.
    Bx2—56 to 66 centimeters (22.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and gray (N 6/0) exterior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium prominent 5Y 4/6 (5Y 4/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03137; wet, satiated when described;. Many medium prominent gray (N 6/0) streaks and coatings and many medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) streaks and mottles; gray (N 6/0) coatings on peds somewhat higher in clay than interiors; a few small concretions.
    BCg—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and gray (N 6/0) exterior silt loam; weak medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films; 60 percent medium prominent 5Y 4/6 (5Y 4/6) and 60 percent medium prominent gray (N 6/0); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03138; wet, satiated when described;. "Many medium yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and common fine prominent gray (N 5/0) mottles and ped surfaces; some brown concretions up to 8x6x3 mm; the B3g horizon continues for several inches becoming less mottled, grades into C at 36 to 42 inches; C not sample
    C—81 to 101 centimeters (31.9 to 39.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU03139; wet, satiated when described;