IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Glenelg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2004PA029003
  • User Pedon ID: S2004PA029003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0248
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17427
  • Print Date: 6/3/2024

    • 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: 39.8742218
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9319153
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Chester County, West Fallowfield Township; Rep. Art Hershey Farm; 1800 feet North on Althouse Road from High Point Road to driveway on right, 0.1 mile East on driveway and 20 paces North in woods.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA029—Chester
  • MLRA: 148—Northern Piedmont
  • Regional Office: SE—Southeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FRE—Frederick, Maryland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA029—Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39075-G8—Oxford, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Vicki Meyers
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Glenelg
  • PSC - 24 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/7/2016
  • Classifier - David Verdone
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Glenelg Wooded
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Hapludults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 24 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/12/2004
  • Classifier - Soil Survey Staff
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: peters creek residuum weathered from mica schist
  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: moderate weathered schist, mica with 45 to <100
  • Geology: Peters Creek Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/12/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 17
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

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    278 - 303

    - 25 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    paralithic materials

    0—24

    24—73

    278—303

    278—303

    —24—

    —31—

    —25—

    —25—
    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

    1

    —

    0

    185.9

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    203

    1219

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    10

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    11

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; 20 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 0.4 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-?-75 millimeter schist, mica fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01439; moist when described; observed in trench. Horizon has lots of Dendritic roots in horizon -count of roots is in manner of field description book - roots were one root coming out of soil and then branched out in dendritic pattern.
    BA—8 to 24 centimeters (3.1 to 9.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 23 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderate permeability; 1.5 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01440; moist when described; observed in trench. Horizon has lots of Dendritic roots in horizon -count of roots is in manner of field description book - roots were one root coming out of soil and then branched out in dendritic pattern.; patchy - phpvsfiid 268902; patchy - phpvsfiid 268902
    Bt1—24 to 46 centimeters (9.4 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; 28 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.7 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 26 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01441; moist when described; observed in trench. Horizon has lots of Dendritic roots in horizon -count of roots is in manner of field description book - roots were one root coming out of soil and then branched out in dendritic pattern.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 268903; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 268903
    Bt2—46 to 73 centimeters (18.1 to 28.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 30 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01442; moist when described; observed in trench. Horizon has lots of Dendritic roots in horizon -count of roots is in manner of field description book - roots were one root coming out of soil and then branched out in dendritic pattern.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 268904; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 268904
    C1—73 to 104 centimeters (28.7 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior channery loam; 35 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 21 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate horizontal penetration resistance; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout; 0.3 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 20 percent medium prominent platy noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, mica flakes, unspecified with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 20 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01443; moist when described; observed in trench. Platy structure is inherent from Parent Material.
    C2—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); 80 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 5 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior very channery loam; 37 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate horizontal penetration resistance; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.4 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 0.3 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 28 percent medium prominent platy noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, mica flakes, unspecified with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 38 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01444; moist when described; observed in trench. Platy structure is inherent from Parent Material.
    C3—152 to 189 centimeters (59.8 to 74.4 inches); 80 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior very parachannery loam; 40 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 0.3 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 38 percent medium prominent platy noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, mica flakes, unspecified with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 5 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments and 35 percent by volume flat subangular extremely weakly coherent cemented 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01445; moist when described; observed in trench. Platy structure is inherent from Parent Material.
    C4—189 to 278 centimeters (74.4 to 109.4 inches); variegated 75 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior extremely parachannery loam; 45 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; low horizontal penetration resistance; moderate permeability; 1.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.3 fine low-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 45 percent medium prominent platy noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, mica flakes, unspecified with clear boundaries around rock fragments; 18 percent by volume flat subangular 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments and 45 percent by volume flat subangular extremely weakly coherent cemented 2-?-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 05N01446; moist when described; observed in trench
    Cr—278 to 303 centimeters (109.4 to 119.3 inches); variegated bedrock; fragments.; moist when described; observed in trench