Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 173
Bt1—15 to 28 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silty clay; strong medium subangular
blocky structure; firm; few fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds;
common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and common medium prominent
yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
Bt2—28 to 34 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silty clay; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; firm; common distinct clay films on faces of peds;
common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; few
medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) iron depletions; moderately acid; clear
irregular boundary.
BC—34 to 38 inches; variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR
5/6), and light gray (10YR 7/1) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; firm; moderately acid; abrupt irregular boundary.
Cr—38 to 60 inches; multicolored, rippable shale bedrock bedded at angles from 35 to
90 degrees.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
Depth to soft bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
Depth to hard bedrock: More than 60 inches
Content of rock fragments: 0 to 5 percent, except in the BC horizon, which ranges from
0 to 20 percent
Reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid throughout, except where lime has
been applied
A horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4
E or BE horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 4 or 6
Bt horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 or 8
Texture—silty clay loam or silty clay
Redoximorphic features—few to common in shades of red, yellow, brown, and
gray
BC horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 6, and chroma of 8; or variegated in shades of
yellow, brown, and gray
Redoximorphic features—common to many in shades of yellow, brown, and gray
Cr horizon:
Type of bedrock—multicolored, rippable shale bedded at angles from 35 to 90
degrees
Craigsville Series
Major land resource area: Southern Blue Ridge
Landform: Flood plains
Parent material: Alluvium washed from sandy and gravelly uplands
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderately rapid or rapid