IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Glenford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 822
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA125003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 822
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA125003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45340
  • Print Date: 5/16/2024

    • 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: 40.2183333
  • Std. Longitude: -80.1463889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Jacob Kassab farm about .8 mi SE of Linden, North Strabane Township. Across the Rd. from Thistledown barn.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA125—Washington
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40080-B2—Washington East, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ray Newbury, Jay Weaver, Joe Hallowich
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Glenford
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Captina
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from acid shale and/or alluvium derived from sandstone
  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: terrace
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1966 ()
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    MESA

    Medicago sativa

    alfalfa

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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

    1

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    306

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    270

    950

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    9.9

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06200. Mixed with yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) subsoil. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments.
    Bt1—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06201. Few fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very storongly acid.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535299; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535299
    Bt2—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 38 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films; 1 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 1 percent medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06202. Common fine black iron (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.
    Bx1—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films and 14 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) coats; 11 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06203. Few fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Streaks of white (10YR 8/2) silt on some ped faces. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535302; continuous - phpvsfiid 535302
    Bx2—81 to 117 centimeters (31.9 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films and 38 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) coats; 1 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06204. Common fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535304; continuous - phpvsfiid 535304
    Bx3—117 to 140 centimeters (46.1 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 1 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 1 percent distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06205. Many large to medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.
    Bx4—140 to 157 centimeters (55.1 to 61.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06206. Few fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.
    C1—157 to 180 centimeters (61.8 to 70.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium and coarse prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06207. Many fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.
    C2—180 to 208 centimeters (70.9 to 81.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (5Y 7/2); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06208. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.
    Cg—208 to 249 centimeters (81.9 to 98.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU06209. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments.