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Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Oi—0 to 2 inches; slightly decomposed leaf litter.
Oe—2 to 3 inches; moderately decomposed organic material.
A—3 to 5 inches; brown (10YR4/3) channery loam; weak fine and medium granular
structure; friable; many very fine, fine, and medium roots; 15 percent sandstone
channers; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
BA—5 to 8 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; 15 percent
sandstone and siltstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt1—8 to 16 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) channery loam; moderate fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; few fine and medium roots; friable; few
faint discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent sandstone and
siltstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2—16 to 39 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) channery sandy clay loam;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; few fine and very fine roots; firm;
common faint discontinuous clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent sandstone
and siltstone channers; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BC—39 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery sandy clay loam; weak
medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; common fine and very fine
roots; firm; 25 percent sandstone and siltstone channers; strongly acid; clear
wavy boundary.
C—50 to 67 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery sandy clay loam; massive;
firm; 30 percent sandstone channers; strongly acid.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 40 to 60 inches
Depth to bedrock: More than 60 inches
Reaction: Extremely acid to neutral in the A horizon; extremely acid to strongly acid in
the B and C horizons
Content of rock fragments: 10 to 30 percent throughout
A horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—2 to 4
Chroma—3
Texture—loam, silt loam, sandy loam
BA horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—4 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, clay loam
Bt horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—4 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam
BC horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—4 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam
C horizon:
Hue—7.5YR or 10YR
Value—4 to 6
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