Soil Survey of Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia

Murray and Whitfield Counties, Georgia 199
E—5 to 10 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium
granular structure; very friable; many very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots; 15
percent sandstone fragments; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BE—10 to 13 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium granular
structure and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; many very fine
and fine and common medium and coarse roots; 20 percent sandstone fragments;
strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt1—13 to 38 inches; yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly clay loam; weak fine and
medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine and fine and few
medium and coarse roots; common faint clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent
sandstone fragments; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2—38 to 48 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) very gravelly sandy clay loam; few medium
prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots; few distinct and common faint
clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent sandstone fragments; very strongly acid;
clear wavy boundary.
Bt3—48 to 58 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy clay loam; common fine
prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and (7.5YR 6/8) mottles; weak medium and
coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine and fine roots; common
faint, few distinct, and few prominent clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent
sandstone fragments; very strongly acid.
Bt4—58 to 65 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay loam; common medium prominent
light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and few fine prominent reddish brown (7.5YR 6/8)
mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few very fine and fine
roots; few prominent and common distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent
sandstone fragments; 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 throughout
Reaction: Strongly acid or very strongly acid throughout
A or Ap horizon:
Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4
E or BE horizon (where present):
Color—hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 4 or 6
Texture—gravelly sandy loam, gravelly fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or fine sandy
loam
Bt horizon (upper part):
Color—hue of 2.5YR or 5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 or 8
Texture—gravelly loam, gravelly sandy clay loam, gravelly clay loam, loam, clay
loam, or sandy clay loam
Mottles—none to common in shades of red, yellow, and brown
Bt horizon (lower part):
Color—hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 6 or 8; or variegated
in shades of red and brown
Texture—very gravelly sandy clay loam, gravelly sandy clay loam, gravelly clay
loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, or clay
Mottles—none to common in shades of red and brown