IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Xenia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1961OH071S42
  • User Pedon ID: 1961-OH071-S42
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - HY-s42
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70817
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Penn Twp. 1.9 mi. NW of Hillsboro on St.Rt. 73 to the Careytown Rd. Then 4.3 mi. N to Fallsville Lane and then .05 mi. W on this road , thence approximately 100 fts. S of this road to sample site. HY-S42 is approximately 300 yds. from sample site HY-S4
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH071—Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: shumate, tabb
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Xenia
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak medium and coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013663. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet.
    B1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013664. Slightly sticky and slightly plastic when wet.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977933; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977933
    2B2—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; medium, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # OSU0013665. Sticky and plastic when wet. Grit and some rotten glacial pebbles present.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977934; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977934
    2B3—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; medium, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013666. Sticky and plastic when wet. Grit and some rotten glacial pebbles present.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977935; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977935
    2BC1—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # OSU0013667. Sticky and plastic when wet. Occasional prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay seams on ped surfaces and as filling in channels and cavities. Grit and some rotten glacial pebbles present. The silty coatings give the appearance of mottling.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977936; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977936
    2BC2—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013668. Sticky and plastic when wet. Occasional prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay seams on ped surfaces and as filling in channels and cavities. Grit and some rotten glacial pebbles present.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977937; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 977937
    2C1—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; friable; prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013669. Sticky and plastic when wet.
    2C2—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0013670. Glacial till. Bucket auger sample below 39 inches.
    2C3—124 to 155 centimeters (48.8 to 61.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0013671. Glacial till. Bucket auger sample. Encountered large rock in auger hole - sampling stopped.