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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Bt2—22 to 36 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) channery clay loam; common fine
and medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) redox depletions; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine and medium roots; common to
many discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; common fine and medium
concretions of iron and manganese; 20 percent shale and siltstone channers;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3—36 to 45 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; common fine
and medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) redox depletions; weak medium and
coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; few medium roots; common
discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; common fine and medium concretions
of iron and manganese; 35 percent shale and siltstone channers; strongly acid;
gradual wavy boundary.
BC—45 to 52 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; many medium
light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) redox depletions; weak coarse subangular blocky
structure; firm; few medium roots; common fine and medium concretions of iron
and manganese; 40 percent shale and siltstone channers; strongly acid; gradual
wavy boundary.
C—52 to 65 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light gray (10YR 7/1) extremely
channery loam; massive; friable; common concretions of manganese and iron;
60 percent shale and siltstone channers; strongly acid.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout
Content of rock fragments: 10 to 30 percent in the A and BA horizons; 15 to
60 percent in the Bt, BC, and C horizons; averages 15 to 35 percent in the
control section
A horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—2 to 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam
BA horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam
Bt horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loam, clay loam
Note—redoximorphic or relict redoximorphic features in shades of brown, olive, or
gray in most pedons
BC horizon:
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—5 to 7
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loam, clay loam
Note—redoximorphic or relict redoximorphic features in shades of brown, olive, or
gray in most pedons
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