IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001PA031010
  • User Pedon ID: S2001PA031010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001PA031010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N0674
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15416
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 41.3291931
  • Std. Longitude: -79.2337799
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: LAIDIG CHANNERY LOAM, IN AN AREA OF LAIDIG-HAZLETON CHANNERY LOAMS, 35 TO 80 PERCENT SLOPES, VERY BOULDERY, IN FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP, CLARION COUNTY; 1.5 MILES WEST OF COOKSBURG AND 100 FEET NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 36 NEAR CULVERT OVER HENRY RUN. USGS COOKSBURG TOPOGRAPHIC QUAD.
  • Map Unit: LaF—Laidig gravelly loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, extremely bouldery
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA031—Clarion
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA031—Clarion County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dado, Alex
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 4/4/2001
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Pottsville formation.
  • Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated sandstone, unspecified, 10.00 percent nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented sandstone, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/4/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    PIST

    QUAL

    QURU

    TSCA

    Pinus strobus

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    Tsuga canadensis

    eastern white pine

    white oak

    northern red oak

    eastern hemlock

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    97 - 158

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    28—158

    97—158

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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

    32

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    402.3

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    220

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; loose; 20.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) channery loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 fine roots; 15 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N02980; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—6 to 10 centimeters (2.4 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots; 10 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N02981; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BE—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 medium roots; 10 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N02982; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—28 to 58 centimeters (11.0 to 22.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) channery loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 40 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N02983; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 247150; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 247150
    Bt2—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very channery loam; 22 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 40 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 40 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N02984; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 247151; continuous - phpvsfiid 247151
    Btx—97 to 157 centimeters (38.2 to 61.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) extremely channery loam; 15 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse distinct noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions; 60 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 03N02985; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 247152; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 247152