LOCATION EULONIA SC+AL FL GA VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, mixed, subactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Eulonia sandy loam--forested. (Colors are for moist soil.)
A--0 to 5 inches; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common medium and coarse roots, many fine roots; few fine pores; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 8 inches thick)
E--5 to 13 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common medium and fine roots; few fine pores; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 13 inches thick)
Bt1--13 to 19 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; few fine distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common faint clay films on faces of peds; common fine roots; common fine and medium pores; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--19 to 29 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; common medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) masses of iron accumulation and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine and medium pores; few fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
Btg--29 to 48 inches; light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; many medium prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) and common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint clay films on faces of some peds; few fine roots; few fine pores; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt and Btg horizons is 18 to more than 45 inches)
BCg--48 to 58 inches; light gray (5Y 7/1) sandy clay loam; many medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/6) and few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine flakes of mica; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (7 to 25 inches thick)
C--58 to 84 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy loam; many medium prominent light gray (5Y 7/1) iron depletions and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; massive; very friable; many fine flakes of mica; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Jasper County, South Carolina; 3.25 miles southeast of Hardeville, 100 feet southwest of South Carolina Highway 46.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 18 to 42 inches, December to May
Rock Fragment content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume
Soil Reaction: slightly acid to very strongly acid in the A horizon and upper part of the B horizon and moderately acid to very strongly acid in the lower part of the B and C horizons, except where limed
Thickness of solum: 40 to more than 80 inches
Other Features: few to many fine flakes of mica are in the B and C horizons of most pedons
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A or Ap horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, or it is neutral, value of 3 to 6, and chroma of 0 to 3
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand.
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--iron masses in shade of red, yellow, or brown in some pedons
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 3 to 8. The lower part is mottled without dominant matrix hue in some pedons
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- clay, sandy clay, or clay loam
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
Other features--35 to 45 percent clay and less than 30 percent silt in particle-size control section
Btg horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or mottled without dominant matrix hue
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy clay, clay loam, or sandy clay loam
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
Other features--35 to 45 percent clay and less than 30 percent silt in particle-size control section
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2 or mottled without dominant matrix hue
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-- sandy clay, clay loam, or sandy clay loam.
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 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 8 or mottled without dominant matrix hue
Texture (fine-earth fraction)-variable, sandy to clayey.
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;
Craven soils-- have more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control section
Maubila soils-- have more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control and 5 to 35 percent chaneer to flagstone size ironstone fragments
Nevarc soils-- have a perched water table and weighted average of silt plus very fine sand is more than 30 percent
In semiactive family;
Annemaine soils-- soils have a high content of calcium and magnesium in the Bt horizon
Beason soils-- have more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control section
Bush River soils-- have soft bedrock at a depth of 40 to 60 inches and are on
Piedmont landscapes
Cid soils-- have bedrock at a depth of 20 to 40 inches and are on Piedmont landscapes
Creedmoor soils-- have a
COLE value of 0.09 or more in the lower part of the B horizon and have more exchangeable aluminum and are on Piedmont landscapes
Dogue soils-- have a thinner solum and stratified sandy 2C horizon
Gritney soils-- have a perched water table
Helena soils-- have a high shrink-swell potential in the lower part of the Bt horizon and are on Piedmont landscapes
Lignum soils-- have more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control section and are on Piedmont landscapes
Mandale soils-formed in residuum from Carolina slate belt material are on Piedmont landscapes
Nemours soils-- have more than 45 percent clay in the argillic horizon
Newco soils-- soils do not have flakes of mica in the subsoil
Prosperity soils-- have soft bedrock at a depth of 20 to 40 inches and are on Piedmont landscapes
Telfair soils-have a solum less than 40 inches thick and formed in marine deposits of acid clays overlying horizontally bedded sandstone of the Hawthorn formation
Wolftever soils-- have more than 30 percent silt in the particle-size control section
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Coastal plain
Landform: uplands and stream terraces
Hillslope Profile Position: summits, shoulders
Geomorphic Component: interfluves, treads
Parent Material: marine or fluvial sediments
Elevation: 15 to 100 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 59 to 70 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 52 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 245 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Argent soils-- are poorly drained and are on lower areas
Bladen soils-- are poorly drained and are on lower areas
Cape Fear soils-- are very poorly drained
Caroline soils-- are well drained
Lenoir soils-- are somewhat poorly drained
Okeetee soils-- are somewhat poorly drained
Pooler soils-- are poorly drained and are on lower areas
Nemours soils-- have more than 45 percent clay in the argillic horizon
Wahee soils-- are somewhat poorly drained
* soils--
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): moderately well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: moderately deep, common
Index Surface Runoff: negligible to medium
Permeability: moderately slow
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: woodland, some pasture and cropland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated-- corn, soybeans, or small grain. Where wooded-- loblolly, longleaf, and slash pine, oaks, hickory, and sweetgum.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: of South Carolina and possibly Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia
Extent: small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: McIntosh County, Georgia; 1929.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface of the soil to 13 inches (A and E horizons)
Argillic horizon - the zone from 13 to 48 inches (Bt1, Bt2 and Btg horizons)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation SC0006 EULONIA 0- 6 59-70 190-245 38- 52 15- 100SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness SC0006 NONE 1.5-3.5 APPARENT DEC-MAY 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0006 0-13 LS LFS 0- 0 95-100 5-15 3- 8 SC0006 0-13 SL FSL 0- 0 95-100 5-20 5- 10 SC0006 13-48 SC C CL 0- 0 95-100 35-45 6- 15 SC0006 48-58 SCL SL 0- 0 90-100 15-35 5- 12 SC0006 58-80 VAR - - - -
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0006 0-13 4.5- 6.5 .5-2. 0- 0 6.0- 20 LOW SC0006 0-13 4.5- 6.5 .5-2. 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW SC0006 13-48 4.5- 6.5 0.-.5 0- 0 0.2- 0.6 LOW SC0006 48-58 4.5- 6.0 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW SC0006 58-80 - 0.-.5 - -