LOCATION CHISOLM SC+GA NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Chisolm fine sand--forested. (Colors are for moist soils)
A--0 to 7 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (3 to 12 inches thick)
E--7 to 25 inches; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine roots; common fine lenses of uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (14 to 32 inches thick)
Bt1--25 to 36 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--36 to 45 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; few medium distinct red (10R 4/8) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) soft masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of some peds; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--45 to 57 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; few medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine flakes of mica; common uncoated quartz grains; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 24 to more than 48 inches thick.)
BC1--57 to 68 inches; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine sandy loam; common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) soft masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; common fine flakes of mica; common uncoated quartz grains; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick)
BC2--68 to 80 inches; pale yellow (5Y 7/3) fine sandy loam; few medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/8) soft masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; common fine flakes of mica; common uncoated quartz grains; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Jasper County, South Carolina, 7.75 miles south of Hardeeville, 3,000 feet southeast of junction of U.S. 17 and U.S. 17A. Elevation is about 18 feet.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 36 to 60 inches, January to March
Soil Reaction: very strongly acid to moderately acid in the upper part and very strongly acid or strongly acid in the lower part, except where limed
Thickness of solum: 50 to 80 or more inches
Other Features: none to common flakes of mica in B and C horizons; clay fraction has mixed mineralogy
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 3 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, or it is neutral, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 0 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sand, or sand
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam but ranges to sandy clay in the lower part of some pedons
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown and, in the lower part, iron depletions of chroma 2 or less in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
BC horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8, or neutral with chroma of 0 to 2
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or sand
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
C horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 5Y, or it is neutral, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 0 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or sand
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown and iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, olive, or gray
COMPETING SERIES:
In same family:
Baymeade soils-- have an A and B horizon with irregular intermittent Bh bodies
Blaney soils-- have a Bt horizon that is dense, compact, and brittle in some parts
Gomery soils-- are underlain by soft bedrock
Tenaha soils-- are underlain by soft bedrock
Valhalla soils-- do not have mixed clay mineralogy
In similar subactive family:
Kenansville soils-- do not have mixed clay mineralogy
Remlik soils-- do not have mixed clay mineralogy
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
Landform: upland
Hillslope Profile Position: summit, shoulder, back slope
Geomorphic Component: interfluve, side slope
Parent Material: marine sediments
Elevation: 10 to 50 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 70 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 275 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Coosaw soils-- depth to a water table is 1.0 to 2.0 feet
Eddings soils-- are on adjacent landscapes and have a grossarenic epipedon
Hobcaw soils-- soils are on lower nearby landscapes and are very poorly drained
Murad soils-- soils on lower adjacent landscapes and are somewhat poorly drained
Williman soils-- soils on lower adjacent landscapes and are poorly drained
Yauhannah soils-- are on nearby landscapes and do not have an arenic epipedon
Yemassee soils-- are on nearby landscapes and do not have an arenic epipedon
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: moderately deep to deep, common
Index Surface Runoff: negligible to medium
Permeability: moderate
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: woodland, pasture or cropland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated-- corn, soybeans, small grain, or vegetables. Where wooded-- loblolly, longleaf, and slash pines with few oak, hickory, and dogwood.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina
Extent: moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Jasper County, South Carolina; 1975.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
ochric horizon, the zone from 0 to 7 inches;
albic horizon, the zone from 7 to 25 inches;
argillic horizon, the zone from 25 to 57 inches;
arenic surface from 0 to 25 inches.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation SC0030 CHISOLM 0- 10 59- 70 190-275 38- 52 10- 50SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness SC0030 NONE 3.0-5.0 APPARENT JAN-MAR 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0030 0-25 LFS LS 0- 0 98-100 5-12 1- 4 SC0030 0-25 FS S 0- 0 98-100 2-10 1- 3 SC0030 25-36 SCL SL FSL 0- 0 98-100 18-35 2- 6 SC0030 36-45 SCL SC 0- 0 98-100 20-45 2- 8 SC0030 45-57 SL FSL SCL 0- 0 98-100 15-35 2- 6 SC0030 57-80 FSL LS S 0- 0 98-100 2-20 1- 3
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0030 0-25 4.5- 6.0 .5-1. 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW SC0030 0-25 4.5- 6.0 .5-1. 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW SC0030 25-36 4.5- 6.0 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0030 36-45 4.5- 6.0 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0030 45-57 4.5- 6.0 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 6.0 LOW SC0030 57-80 4.5- 5.5 0.-.5 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW