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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
A—0 to 6 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure parting to weak fine and medium granular; friable; many fine
and medium roots; 5 percent rock fragments; slightly acid; clear wavy
boundary.
Bw1—6 to 20 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium and
coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots;
neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
Bw2—20 to 38 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; common medium
light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) redox depletions; weak medium and coarse
subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; neutral; gradual wavy
boundary.
C—38 to 65 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) stratified silt loam and
loam; many medium light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) redox depletions;
massive; friable; many fine and medium concretions of iron and manganese;
neutral.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 24 to 48 inches
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Reaction: Strongly acid to neutral throughout the A and Bw horizons; moderately acid
to neutral in the C horizon
Content of rock fragments: 0 to 5 percent in the A horizon; 0 to 15 percent in the
subsoil and substratum
A horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—2 to 4
Chroma—3
Texture—loam, silt loam
BA horizon (if it occurs):
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam
Bw horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam, silty clay loam
Note—redox depletions at a depth of 20 to 24 inches in most pedons
BC horizon (if it occurs):
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—3 or 4
Texture—loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, fine sandy loam
Note—redox depletions and concentrations in most pedons
C horizon and Cg horizon (if it occurs):
Hue—7.5YR to 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—stratified silt loam, loam, fine sandy loam
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