IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ginat
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 341
  • User Pedon ID: 1964PA051002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 341
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 64PA051002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44256
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 40.0963889
  • Std. Longitude: -79.7530556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 150 yd on Swartz's lane from Liberty Street, 1 mi N of Perryopolis, Perry Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA051—Fayette
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40079-A7—Fayette City, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, J. Carey, F. Kopas, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ginat
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Purdy
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.19 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.38 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.38 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.44 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.63 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/6/1964 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - marshland
  • 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

    CYES

    SOLID

    VERNO

    Cyperus esculentus

    Solidago

    Vernonia

    yellow nutsedge

    goldenrod

    ironweed

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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

    0

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    296

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    0

    1000

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    10.1

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) interior and dark gray (N 4/0) interior, gray (N 6/0) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02678
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 1 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02679. Few small (1mm diameter) strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron concretions; many worm and ant and other insect holes (1 to 2 mm in diameter).
    Btg1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 60 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02680. "Many small worm, ant and other insect holes (1 to 2 mm in diameter)."
    Btg2—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face and gray (10YR 6/1) exterior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02681
    Btg3—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and gray (N 5/0) exterior silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent faint gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent fine prominent gray (N 5/0); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02682
    Btg4—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (N 6/0) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and gray (N 5/0) exterior silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; gray (N 5/0) coats on all faces of peds and prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02683
    Btg5—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and gray (N 5/0) exterior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; gray (N 6/0) coats on all faces of peds; 60 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02684
    BCg—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face and gray (N 5/0) exterior clay loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent coarse faint gray (N 5/0) and 60 percent coarse faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02685. Iron and clay films on plate and prism faces; 5% cobbles and boulders.