**(A)** P R I M A R Y C H A R A C T E R I Z A T I O N D A T A

S87NC-199-001 (YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA) Print Date: 01/11/02

SAMPLED AS: UNISON VAR.; CLAYEY, MIXED, MESIC HUMIC HAPLUDULT UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

REVISED TO: DILLSBORO VAR.; CLAYEY, MIXED, MESIC HUMIC HAPLUDULT NATURAL
RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY CENTER

SSL - PROJECT 87P 174, (CP87NC264) MOUNTIAN SOILS SOIL SURVEY LABORATORY

\- PEDON 87P 823, SAMPLES 87P 4529- 4537 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68508-3866

\- GENERAL METHODS 1B1A, 2A1, 2B

-1\-- -2\-- -3\-- -4\-- -5\-- -6\-- -7\-- -8\-- -9\-- -10- -11- -12-
-13- -14- -15- -16- -17- -18- -19- -20-

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(- - -TOTAL - - -)(- -CLAY- -)(- -SILT- -)(- - - - - -SAND- - - - -
-)(-COARSE FRACTIONS(MM)-)(\>2MM)

CLAY SILT SAND FINE CO3 FINE COARSE VF F M C VC - - - - WEIGHT - - - -
WT

SAMPLE DEPTH HORIZON LT .002 .05 LT LT .002 .02 .05 .10 .25 .5 1 2 5 20
.1- PCT OF

NO. (CM) .002 -.05 -2 .0002 .002 -.02 -.05 -.10 -.25 -.50 -1 -2 -5 -20
-75 75 WHOLE

\<- - - - - - - - - - - - PCT OF \<2MM (3A1) - - - - - - - - - - - - -\>
\<- PCT OF \<75MM(3B1)-\> SOIL

87P4529S **0- 16 AP1 42.8 35.9 21.3** 16.5 26.2 9.7 6.8 7.6 3.8 1.8 1.3
TR TR \-- 14 TR

87P4530S **16- 30 AP2 43.1 36.1 20.8** 17.7 26.6 9.5 7.0 8.5 2.9 1.7 0.7
TR TR \-- 14 TR

87P4531S **30- 64 BT1 57.1 24.3 18.6** 29.5 17.6 6.7 6.2 6.9 3.3 1.6 0.6
TR TR \-- 12 TR

87P4532S **64- 99 BT2 53.4 24.5 22.1** 24.1 16.4 8.1 7.1 7.7 4.1 1.9 1.3
\-- TR \-- 15 \--

87P4533S **99-120 BT3 45.8 23.7 30.5** 19.7 16.6 7.1 7.9 8.9 5.2 3.4 5.1
1 \-- \-- 23 1

87P4534S **120-145 BT4 52.5 24.9 22.6** 23.8 17.8 7.1 7.3 7.3 4.2 2.3
1.5 TR 1 \-- 16 1

87P4535S **145-175 BT5 43.4 24.6 32.0** 15.3 17.1 7.5 8.2 8.4 8.0 5.3
2.1 1 2 \-- 26 3

87P4536S **175-190 BC 19.0 12.8 68.2** 7.8 7.5 5.3 7.8 15.7 20.8 17.0
6.9 5 5 2V 65 12

87P4537S **190-220 2C 17.8 17.1 65.1** 6.8 10.5 6.6 7.8 11.9 16.4 15.0
14.0 10 26 12 78 48

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ORGN TOTAL EXTR TOTAL (- - DITH-CIT - -)(RATIO/CLAY)(ATTERBERG )(- BULK
DENSITY -) COLE (- - -WATER CONTENT - -) WRD

C N P S EXTRACTABLE 15 - LIMITS - FIELD 1/3 OVEN WHOLE FIELD 1/10 1/3 15
WHOLE

DEPTH FE AL MN CEC BAR LL PI MOIST BAR DRY SOIL MOIST BAR BAR BAR SOIL

\(CM\) 6A1c 6B3a 6S3 6R3a 6C2b 6G7a 6D2a 8D1 8D1 4F1 4F 4A3a 4A1d 4A1h
4D1 4B4 4B1c 4B1c 4B2a 4C1

PCT \<2MM PPM \<- PERCENT OF \<2MM \--\> PCT \<0.4MM \<- - G/CC - - -\>
CM/CM \<- - -PCT OF \<2MM - -\> CM/CM

0- 16 **1.70** 0.19 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.40 0.40 42 19 **1.34** 1.50 0.038 25.6
17.3 0.11

16- 30 **1.49** 0.17 3.6 0.7 0.1 0.39 0.41 **1.45** 1.64 0.042 25.6 17.8
0.11

30- 64 **0.31** 0.10 4.5 0.8 0.1 0.23 0.38 55 26 **1.32** 1.55 0.055
32.9 21.9 0.15

64- 99 **0.13** 0.09 4.3 0.7 TR 0.24 0.41 **1.39** 1.53 0.033 29.6 21.8
0.11

99-120 **0.11** 0.06 3.7 0.6 TR 0.22 0.46 **1.47** 1.56 0.020 27.5 21.2
0.09

120-145 **0.13** 3.5 0.6 \-- 0.23 0.46 **1.32** 1.45 0.032 33.0 24.3
0.11

145-175 **0.16** 1.6 0.3 \-- 0.24 0.50 50 23 **1.36** 1.45 0.021 29.3
21.5 0.10

175-190 **0.06** 1.3 0.2 \-- 0.22 0.55 **1.43** 1.47 0.009 21.7 10.4
0.15

190-220 **0.27** 1.4 0.3 TR 0.26 0.58 32 9 10.3

**(A)---Continued**

(- NH4OAC EXTRACTABLE BASES -) ACID- EXTR (- - - -CEC - - -) AL -BASE
SAT- CO3 AS RES. COND.(- - - -PH - - -)

CA MG NA K SUM ITY AL SUM NH4- BASES SAT SUM NH4 CACO3 OHMS MMHOS KCL
CACL2 H2O

DEPTH 5B5a 5B5a 5B5a 5B5a BASES CATS OAC + AL OAC \<2MM /CM /CM IN .01M

\(CM\) 6N2e 6O2d 6P2b 6Q2b 6H5a 6G9b 5A3a 5A8b 5A3b 5G1 5C3 5C1 6E1g 8E1
8I 8C1g 8C1f 8C1f

\<- - - - - - - - - - - -MEQ / 100 G - - - - - - - - - - -\> \<- - - -
-PCT - - - -\> 1:2 1:1

0- 16 8.3 3.2 \-- 1.4 12.9 13.5 26.4 17.0 49 76 5.0 5.6 5.9

16- 30 8.7 3.6 TR 1.1 13.4 12.2 25.6 16.9 52 79 5.3 5.9 6.4

30- 64 5.4 2.3 TR 0.3 8.0 13.6 0.8 21.6 13.3 8.8 9 37 60 4.3 4.8 5.2

64- 99 2.3 1.1 TR 0.2 3.6 11.7 1.7 15.3 12.7 5.3 32 24 28 4.1 4.4 4.6

99-120 1.6 0.9 TR 0.2 2.7 14.4 1.9 17.1 10.2 4.6 41 16 26 4.0 4.3 4.6

120-145 1.7 1.4 TR 0.2 3.3 14.3 2.0 17.6 12.0 5.3 38 19 27 9500 0.11 4.0
4.3 4.6

145-175 1.6 1.3 TR 0.2 3.1 10.2 1.8 13.3 10.6 4.9 37 23 29 4.0 4.4 4.8

175-190 0.7 0.6 \-- 0.1 1.4 5.7 0.4 7.1 4.2 1.8 22 20 33 4.3 4.6 4.9

190-220 1.3 0.6 \-- 0.2 2.1 7.2 \-- 9.3 4.7 23 45 4.7 5.1 5.3

**(B)** N A R R A T I V E P E D O N D E S C R I P T I O N

Pedon: Unison NSSL Pedon Number: 87P0823 Soil Survey Number
S87-NC-199-001 Print Date: 01/11/02 Location: Yancey County, North
Carolina; from Bald Creek School .3 mi W on HW 19E to a pvt. gravel
driveway, S. across Bald Creek 500 ft to brick house Latitude:
35-54-45-N Longitude: 082-25-30-W Physiography: terracettes in
intermountain basin Geomorphic Position:\_\_ Microrelief: upper third
Slope: 4% plane north facing Elevation: 798 m MSL Precipitation: 147
cm - Udic Moisture Regime MLRA: 130 Blue Ridge\
Air Temperature: Ann: 10 Summ: 19 Win: 1 Water Table Depth:\_\_
Permeability: Moderately slow Drainage: Well drained Land Use:
Horticultural land Stoniness:\_\_ Erosion or Deposition: Moderate
Runoff: Slow Particle Size Control Section:13 to 63 cm Parent Material:
alluvium from mixed-igneous & metamorphic material Classification:
Clayey, mixed, mesic Humic Hapludult Diagnostic Horizons: 0 to 33 cm
Ochric, 33 to 185 cm Argillic Described By: R. Ranson, E. Hayhurst and
B. Brasher Sample Date: 09/87

Ap1 \-- 0 to 16 cm; dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) moist loam; moderate medium
granular structure parting to moderate medium\
subangular blocky; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very
fine and many fine roots; common very fine tubular and\
few fine tubular pores; neutral (pH=6.5). 87P4529

Ap2 \-- 16 to 30 cm; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) moist clay loam; moderate
medium subangular blocky structure parting to weak coarse granular;
friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine and common
fine roots; common very fine tubular and few\
medium tubular pores; neutral (pH=6.7). 5 to 10% mixing of Bt material
with this horizon. 87P4530.

Bt1 \-- 30 to 64 cm; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown
(7.5YR 5/6) exterior moist clay; moderate medium\
subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky; common very fine
and few fine roots; common very fine tubular and common\
fine tubular pores; few discontinuous distinct clay films on faces of
peds; slightly acid (pH=6.1). 87P4531

Bt2 \-- 64 to 99 cm; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior moist clay;
moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable,\
slightly sticky, plastic; common very fine roots; common very fine
tubular and common fine tubular pores; common discontinuous\
distinct clay films on faces of peds; few medium rounded iron-manganese
concretions; medium acid (pH=5.8). 87P4532

Bt3 \-- 99 to 120 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior moist clay;
common medium faint and few medium faint mottles; moderate\
medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, plastic; few
very fine roots; few very fine tubular pores; common\
continuous prominent clay films on faces of peds; few fine rounded
iron-manganese concretions; medium acid (pH=5.5). 87P4533

Bt4 \--120 to 145 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior moist clay;
common fine prominent and common medium distinct mottles;\
moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; few very fine roots; few
very fine tubular pores; common continuous prominent\
clay films on faces of peds; medium acid (pH=5.5). Few very fine flakes
of mica-biotite almost microscopic. 87P4534.

Bt5 \--145 to 175 cm; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior moist
clay; many coarse prominent and common medium prominent\
mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; few very fine
roots; few very fine tubular pores; many discontinuous\
prominent clay films on faces of peds; medium acid (pH=5.5). Common very
fine mica. 87P4535.

BC \--175 to 190 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior moist sandy
loam; common medium distinct and common fine distinct\
mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; few very
fine roots; few very fine tubular pores; common\
discontinuous distinct clay bridging between sand grains; medium acid
(pH=5.5). Few fine mica. 87P4536.

2C \--190 to 220 cm; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) moist gravelly
sandy loam; massive; very friable; medium acid (pH=5.5);\
30 percent pebbles. Few fine mica. 87P4537