Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 183
Guthrie soils, which have less than 35 percent clay in the control section, are poorly
drained, and are on flood plains, on flats, and in depressions
Hanceville soils, which have less than 15 percent rock fragments in the control
section and have sandstone bedrock at a depth of more than 60 inches
Minvale and Shack soils, which have less than 35 percent clay in the control section
Wax soils, which have less than 35 percent clay in the control section, are in
drainageways, and are moderately well drained
Typical Pedon
Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes; 0.2 mile southeast on Georgia
Highway 225 from the intersection of Georgia Highway 225 and U.S. Highway 76,
about 1.3 miles southeast on Tibbs Bridge Road, in road cut on southwest side of
Tibbs Bridge Road; Murray County, Georgia; USGS topographic quadrangle, Calhoun
NE, GA (1972); lat. 34 degrees 44 minutes 43 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 44
minutes 42 seconds W.
Ap—0 to 3 inches; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly silt loam; weak fine
granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots; 17 percent chert
fragments; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
BE—3 to 6 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly silt loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; 17 percent chert
fragments; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Bt1—6 to 11 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; few faint clay films
on faces of peds; 15 percent chert fragments; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
Bt2—11 to 24 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay; moderate medium subangular
blocky structure; firm; few very fine and fine roots; common distinct clay films on
faces of peds; 20 percent chert fragments; very strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
Bt3—24 to 60 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay; few fine prominent strong
brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm;
few fine roots; many distinct clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent chert
fragments; very strongly acid.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: More than 60 inches
Depth to soft bedrock: More than 60 inches
Depth to hard bedrock: More than 60 inches
Content of rock fragments: 15 to 35 percent chert fragments throughout
Reaction: Strongly acid or very strongly acid throughout, except where lime has been
applied
A or Ap horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 to 4
E horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 or 4
Texture—very gravelly loam, gravelly silt loam, or gravelly loam
BE horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6
Bt horizon:
Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 6 or 8
Texture—gravelly silty clay loam, gravelly silty clay, or gravelly clay
Mottles—none to common in shades of red, yellow, and brown