Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

194 Soil Survey
R—39 inches; hard metasandstone bedrock.
Range in Characteristics
Thickness of the solum: 20 to 40 inches
Depth to soft bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
Depth to hard bedrock: 20 to 40 inches
Content of rock fragments: 0 to 35 percent, except in the A, BA, or BE horizons, which
range from 0 to 30 percent
Reaction: Strongly acid or very strongly acid throughout
A or Ap horizon:
Color—hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 to 4
BE or BA horizon:
Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4 or 6
Texture—gravelly sandy loam, gravelly loam, or sandy loam
Bt horizon:
Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 or 8
Texture—very gravelly sandy clay loam, gravelly sandy clay loam, or sandy clay
loam
Mottles—none to common in shades of red and brown
BC or C horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 6 or 8; or variegated
in shades of red and brown
Texture—loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, coarse sandy loam, or sandy loam
Mottles—none to common in shades of red and brown
R horizon:
Type of bedrock—hard metasandstone rock
Minvale Series
Major land resource area: Southern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
Landform: Ridges
Parent material: Residuum from cherty limestone
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Depth to seasonal high water table: More than 6.0 feet
Permeability: Moderate
Slope range: 2 to 30 percent
Classification: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Paleudults
Geographically Associated Soils
Bodine soils, which are excessively drained and have more than 35 percent chert
fragments throughout the profile
Dewey soils, which have more than 35 percent clay and less than 15 percent chert
fragments in the control section
Fullerton soils, which have more than 35 percent clay in the control section
Guthrie soils, which are on flood plains, on flats, and in depressions and are poorly
drained
Shack soils, which are moderately well drained and have fragic properties
Wax soils, which are moderately well drained, have fragic properties, and are in
drainageways