IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cullen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977VA011002
  • User Pedon ID: 77VA011002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0027
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45037
  • 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: 37.3417282
  • Std. Longitude: -78.8466873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2.4 Km SW of Appomattox. .4 Km SE of 691
  • State: Virginia
  • County: VA011—Appomattox
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.Richardson R.Googins C.Peacock
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cullen
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed Typic Rhodudults
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • 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

    3

    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00206
    1B21t—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00207. Dense clay matrix with imbedded min. grains. Some areas very dk red stained. Some pressure oriented clay and some relic channels with clay skins. Common fine sand size black aggregates
    1B22t—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00208. Basic matrix similar to B21t with fewer mineral grains. Oriented clay is pressure oriented. Black aggregates similar to those in B21t
    1B23t—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00209
    1B24t—69 to 109 centimeters (27.2 to 42.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior silty clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00210. Dense clay matrix. Very dk staining mostly along pores and ped faces. Blk pellets in form of lg elongate aggregates. Oriented clay mostly authigenic and pressure oriented. Some thin clay skins. F to C VF oxide concret.
    1B25t—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00211. Dense Clay matrix. Red inter and vy dk red to blk on ped sur. Pellets described above appear to be black MA ped rims. Oriented clay pri as clay skins in ch pores. Com authigenic clay. Some pressure oriented clay; few to common 2.5YR68 mottles
    1B26t—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior silty clay loam; 2 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 78P00212. few to common 2.5YR68 mottles