IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mullica
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985MD019008
  • User Pedon ID: 85MD019008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0113
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57918
  • 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: 38.6316681
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8311081
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.75 mi E of Hurlock, MD. on RT 392; 120 feet S of road into woods.
  • State: Maryland
  • County: MD019—Dorchester

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Brewer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, superactive, mesic Typic Humaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mullica
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/23/2012
  • Classifier - Susan Demas
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    0—0

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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
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    9

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior loamy sand; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0715. common fine and medium roots
    A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0714. many fine and medium roots
    A3—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P0716. few fine roots
    Bg1—25 to 44 centimeters (9.8 to 17.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0717. Micromorphology: Dark staining and iron segregation evident. No oriented clay observed.; few very fine and fine roots
    Bg2—44 to 58 centimeters (17.3 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0718. few very fine and fine roots
    Bhs—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0719
    Bs—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior sand; massive; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P0720
    Cg—102 to 185 centimeters (40.2 to 72.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) interior stratified sand; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 86P0721