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

Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia
Content of rock fragments: 5 to 20 percent in the A horizon; 5 to 35 percent in the
Bw horizon; 10 to 40 percent in the BC horizon; 15 to 50 percent in the C horizon
A horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 or 5
Chroma—2 to 4
Texture—loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam
AB or BA horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—4 to 6
Chroma—2 to 4
Texture—loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam
Bw horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—3 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam
BC horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—3 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy sand
C horizon:
Hue—10YR or 2.5Y
Value—3 to 6
Chroma—3 to 8
Texture—loam, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy sand
Shelocta Series
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Permeability: Moderate
Landscape position: On the middle and lower side slopes of hills; on benches,
footslopes, and colluvial fans; and in coves
Parent material: Mixed colluvium derived from shale, siltstone, and sandstone
Slope range: 8 to 65 percent
Classification: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludults
Representative Pedon
Shelocta silt loam, in a wooded area of Logan County, West Virginia; about 0.25 mile
due north of Garrett Chapel; USGS Henlawson topographic quadrangle; lat. 37
degrees 58 minutes 41 seconds N. and long. 82 degrees 05 minutes 18 seconds W.
Oi—0 to 3 inches; slightly decomposed leaf litter.
Oe—3 to 4 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moderately decomposed
organic material.
A—4 to 7 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure;
very friable; many fine and very fine roots; 5 percent sandstone and shale
channers; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
BA—7 to 14 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium roots;
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