IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fincastle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971OH017008
  • User Pedon ID: 1971-OH017-008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - BR-008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70046
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Sec. 3, Morgan Twp. 900 ft. W of Chapel Rd. and 2300 ft. N of Jenkins Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH017—Butler

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: lerch , hale
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fincastle
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Loess; Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/18/1971 (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
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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020713. Neutral.
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; weak thin platy structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020714. Slightly acid.
    Btg1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats; 11 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020715. Slightly acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978920; continuous - phpvsfiid 978920
    Btg2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent manganese coatings; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020716. Neutral.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978921; patchy - phpvsfiid 978921
    Btg3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent manganese coatings and 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020717. Neutral; patchy - phpvsfiid 978922; patchy - phpvsfiid 978922
    2Btg4—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020718. Common till pebbles; mildly alkaline.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978923; patchy - phpvsfiid 978923
    2C1—91 to 102 centimeters (35.8 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0020719. Strongly calcareous.
    2C2—102 to 124 centimeters (40.2 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0020720. Strongly calcareous.