Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia - Soil Data Mart - US ...

Bw horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—loam, silt loam
C horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—fine sandy loam, loam
Hazleton Series
Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Depth class: Deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Rapid or moderately rapid
Landscape position: Very steep side slopes of hills; throughout the southern half of
the county
Parent material: Sandstone residuum
Slope range: 35 to 75 percent
Classification: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
Representative Pedon
Hazleton sandy loam, in a wooded area of Sharpcrest-Hazleton complex, 35 to
75 percent slopes, extremely bouldery, on a very steep side slope; 0.3 mile
northwest of Midkiff and 0.1 mile west-southwest of Midkiff Elementary School; USGS
Branchland topographic quadrangle; lat. 38 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds N. and
long. 82 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds W.
Oi—0 to 4 inches; slightly decomposed leaf litter.
Oe—4 to 5 inches; moderately decomposed organic matter.
A—5 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine granular
structure; very friable; many very fine and fine roots; 5 percent sandstone
channers; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
AB—6 to 9 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky
structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; 10 percent sandstone
channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bw1—9 to 17 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery sandy loam; weak
moderate subangular blocky structure; very friable; many fine, medium, and
coarse roots; 15 percent sandstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Bw2—17 to 27 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery sandy loam; weak
moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine, medium, and
coarse roots; 20 percent sandstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Bw3—27 to 45 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery sandy loam;
weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium and
coarse roots; 50 percent sandstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
C—45 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark yellowish brown
(10YR 4/6) extremely channery sandy loam; massive; friable; 60 percent
sandstone channers; extremely acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
R—50 inches; hard sandstone bedrock.
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