IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981PA027063
  • User Pedon ID: 1981PA027063
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 203
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 81PA027063
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44103
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 40.7852778
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6461111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Geary Farm, 1.75 mi E of Tusseyville on US 322, 0.75 SE on secondary road and 0.25 mi upslope in woods (Hoover, 1983 Ph.D.)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-G6—Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Hoover, D. Steele
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 63
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1981 ()
  • 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

    2TD

    2TN

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    Tree, deciduous

    Tree, needleleaf (coniferous)

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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

    16

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    420

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    315

    1000

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    9.1

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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very flaggy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 55 percent by volume subangular sandstone-shale fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01491
    E—3 to 36 centimeters (1.2 to 14.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior very flaggy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 55 percent by volume subangular sandstone-shale fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01492
    EB—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.8 fine roots; 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01493
    Bt1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.8 fine roots; 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01494
    Bt2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.8 fine roots; 14 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01495. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532287; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532287
    Btx1—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium platy, and weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 1.8 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU01496
    Btx2—107 to 150 centimeters (42.1 to 59.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 1.8 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01497
    Btx3—150 to 173 centimeters (59.1 to 68.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 1.8 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01498
    Btx4—173 to 201 centimeters (68.1 to 79.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium platy, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 1.8 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 3 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01499
    Btx5—201 to 216 centimeters (79.1 to 85.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior and red (2.5YR 5/6) interior and yellow (10YR 7/8) interior gravelly clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01500
    2Btx6—216 to 239 centimeters (85.0 to 94.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01501. continuous - phpvsfiid 532294; continuous - phpvsfiid 532294
    2Btb1—239 to 290 centimeters (94.1 to 114.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01502. continuous - phpvsfiid 532296; continuous - phpvsfiid 532296
    2Btb2—290 to 366 centimeters (114.2 to 144.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # PSU01503. continuous - phpvsfiid 532298; continuous - phpvsfiid 532298