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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
A—2 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable;
many fine and medium roots; 12 percent sandstone channers; very strongly acid;
clear smooth boundary.
BA—5 to 11 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium and few coarse roots;
25 percent sandstone and siltstone channers; strongly acid; gradual smooth
boundary.
Bw1—11 to 33 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; moderate
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots;
40 percent sandstone and siltstone channers; very strongly acid; gradual smooth
boundary.
Bw2—33 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery loam; moderate
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; 50 percent sandstone
and siltstone channers; very strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
C—50 to 65 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely channery fine sandy loam;
few fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) lithochromic mottles; massive; very
friable; 60 percent sandstone channers; very 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 in the A and BA horizons; very
strongly acid or strongly acid in the Bw and C horizons
Content of rock fragments: 5 to 30 percent in the A and BA horizons; 35 to 55 percent
in the Bw horizon; 50 to 75 percent in the C horizon
A horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam
BA horizon:
Hue—10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—loam, silt loam
Bw horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—4 to 6
Texture—loam, silt loam
BC horizon (if it occurs):
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—4 to 6
Texture—loam, silt loam
C horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 6
Texture—fine sandy loam, loam
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