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Sharpcrest Series
Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Depth class: Deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Moderately rapid
Landscape position: On very steep, sharp-crested summits of ridges and very steep
side slopes of hills; throughout the southern half of the county
Parent material: Sandstone residuum
Slope range: 35 to 75 percent
Classification: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
Representative Pedon
Sharpcrest coarse sandy loam, in a wooded area of Sharpcrest-Hazleton complex,
35 to 75 percent slopes, extremely bouldery, on a very steep side slope near the
summit of Green Shoals Mountain; 1.83 miles north-northeast of the intersection
of West Virginia Route 10 and County Route 7 and 0.79 mile south of the confluence
of Abbott Fork and Big Ugly Creek; USGS Big Creek topographic quadrangle;
lat. 38 degrees 02 minutes 16 seconds N. and long. 82 degrees 03 minutes
59 seconds W.
Oi—0 to 2 inches; slightly decomposed organic material; abrupt smooth boundary.
Oe—2 to 3 inches; fibrous mat of moderately decomposed roots and leaves; abrupt
smooth boundary.
A—3 to 9 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) coarse sandy loam; weak fine
granular structure; very friable; many very fine and fine roots; 5 percent angular
and subangular sandstone channers (less than 1 inch in diameter); very strongly
acid; clear wavy boundary.
AB—9 to 16 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4)
sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure parting to weak fine and
medium granular; very friable; many fine roots; common very fine and coarse
roots; 10 percent angular and subangular sandstone channers (less than 1 inch
in diameter); very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bw1—16 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium roots; few very fine and fine
roots; 10 percent angular sandstone channers (2 to 3 inches in diameter); very
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bw2—24 to 31 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery sandy loam; moderate
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium roots; few fine and
coarse roots; 20 percent angular sandstone channers (2 to 3 inches in diameter);
very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
BC—31 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery sandy loam; weak fine
and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium and coarse roots;
30 percent angular sandstone channers (2 to 3 inches in diameter); very strongly
acid; gradual wavy boundary.
C—38 to 48 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very channery coarse sandy loam;
massive; very friable; 45 percent angular sandstone channers (2 to 4 inches in
diameter); very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
R—48 inches; hard sandstone bedrock.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 30 to 60 inches
Depth to bedrock: 40 to 60 inches
Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout
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