LOCATION FAIRVIEW NC+VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, kaolinitic, mesic Typic Kanhapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Fairview sandy clay loam (in an area of Fairview sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded), on a convex 11 percent slope in pastureland. (Colors are for moist soil)
Ap1--0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed sandy clay loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; many fine roots throughout; 1 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter schist fragments and 4 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter quartz fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary.
Ap2--10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; common fine roots throughout; common fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, clay bodies and 1 percent fine mica flakes; 1 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter schist fragments and 4 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter quartz fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; (Ap horizon is typically 2 to 30 centimeters thick); clear wavy boundary.
Bt--23 to 61 centimeters (9.1 to 24.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; common fine roots throughout; common fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent discontinuous faint red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine mica flakes; 1 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter quartz fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; (Bt horizon is typically 20 to 60 centimeters thick); gradual wavy boundary.
BCt--61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) broken face clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 1 percent discontinuous faint red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine mica flakes; 2 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter schist fragments and 4 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter quartz fragments and 5 percent flat very angular weakly cemented 2- to 150-millimeter schist fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; (BC horizon is typically 0 to 75 centimeters thick); gradual wavy boundary.
C--74 to 200 centimeters (29.1 to 78.7 inches); red (10R 5/6) broken face loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; common fine roots throughout; common fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent fine mica flakes; 1 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter schist fragments and 2 percent nonflat angular indurated 2- to 75- millimeter quartz fragments and 10 percent flat very angular weakly cemented 2- to 150-millimeter schist fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3.
TYPE LOCATION: Surry County, North Carolina; about 2.5 miles west of Dobson, 1000 feet northwest of the intersection of Secondary Roads 1001 and 1124, in a pasture; USGS Bottom topographic quadrangle; lat. 36 degrees 24 minutes 03 seconds N. and long. 80 degrees 46 minutes 25 seconds W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 1 to 15 inches
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 15 inches or more
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 40 percent in the A and E horizons and 0 to 30 percent in the B and C horizons; mostly gravel, cobbles or stones, but may include channers and flagstones
Pararock Fragment Content: 0 to 15 percent, throughout; mostly paragravel or paracobbles, but may include parachanners and paraflagstones
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately acid throughout. Limed soils are typically moderately acid or slightly acid in the upper part.
Mica Content: 0 to 20 percent, by volume mica flakes in the A, E and B horizons, and 0 to 30 percent in the BC and C horizons
Other Features: Clayey part (greater than 35 percent clay) of the argillic horizon is less than 24 inches thick and typically extends to a depth of less than 30 inches
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 6, chroma of 2 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Ap horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 3 to 6, chroma of 2 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam. Eroded phases include sandy clay loam or clay loam.
E horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
BE or BA horizons (if they occur):
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 10R to 5YR, value of 4 or 5, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--clay loam, sandy clay, or clay
Non-redoximorphic mottles (if they occur)--masses of saprolite in shades of shades of red, brown, or yellow
BC horizon or BCt or CB horizon (if they occur):
Color--hue of 10R to 7.5YR, value of 4 or 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam
Non-redoximorphic mottles (if they occur)--masses of saprolite in shades of shades of red, brown, or yellow
C horizon:
Color--hue of 10R to 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam saprolite
Non-redoximorphic mottles (if they occur)--masses of saprolite in shades of shades of red, brown, or yellow
COMPETING SERIES:
Clifford soils--clayey part of the argillic horizon extends to a depth of more than 30 inches and is 25 to 60 inches thick
Hayesville soils--are on elevations above 2000 feet
Nathalie soils--clayey part of the argillic horizon extends to a depth of more than 30 inches and is 25 to 60 inches thick and have Bt horizons with browner hue
Toast soils--have subsoils with browner hue
Westfield soils--have paralithic contact at 40 to 60 inches
Woolwine soils--have paralithic contact at 20 to 40 inches
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Piedmont upland
Landform: Hill, ridge, interfluve
Geomorphic Component: crest, Interfluve, side slope, nose slope, head slope
Hillslope Profile Position: Summit, shoulder, backslope
Parent Material: Residuum from felsic metamorphic or igneous rock such as mica schist, gneiss, granite gneiss, mica gneiss, granodiorite, and granite
Slope: 2 to 60 percent
Elevation: 300 to 1400 feet
Frost Free Period: 160 to 205 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 52 to 57 degrees
Mean Annual Precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Braddock soils--formed in old alluvium; on adjacent high terraces
Buckhall soils--have mixed mineralogy and a browner subsoil; on similar landforms
Clifford soils--the clayey part of the argillic horizon extends to a depth of more than 30 inches and is 25 to 60 inches thick; on similar landforms
Elioak soils--have more mica in the subsoil and formed in residuum from micaceous crystalline rock such as muscovite schist; on similar landforms
Minnieville soils--formed in residuum from hornblende gneiss or hornblende schist and have moderate shrink-swell potential; on similar landforms
Rhodhiss soils--have a fine-loamy particle-size class; on similar landforms
Stott Knob soils-have paralithic contact at a depth of 20 to 40 inches and have a fine-loamy particle-size class; on similar landforms
Toast soils--have subsoils with browner hue; on similar landforms
Westfield soils--have paralithic contact at a depth of 40 to 60 inches; on similar landforms
Wintergreen soils--formed in old alluvium; on adjacent high terraces
Woolwine soils--have paralithic contact at a depth of 20 to 40 inches; on similar landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very deep
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Low to high
Permeability: Moderate
Shrink-Swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Cultivated crops, pasture, and woodland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, tobacco, small grain, hay, and apples. Where forested--Eastern white pine, Virginia pine, red oak, white oak, post oak, hickory, blackgum, red maple, yellow poplar, and dogwood.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Virginia and North Carolina
Extent: Moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina.
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Surry County, North Carolina; 2003.
REMARKS: Fairview soils were previously mapped as Pacolet soils. The April 1997 relocation of the mesic/thermic line in North Carolina and Virginia necessitated the establishment of the Fairview series as a mesic counterpart. The 2008 revision is intended to limit the amount of mica allowed in the Fairview series. Fairview is not intended to replace Madison soils in the mesic region.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface to 9 inches (Ap1 and Ap2 horizons)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 9 to 24 inches (Bt horizon)
Kandic horizon--the zone from 9 to 29 inches (Bt & BC horizons).
Other soil features identified with this pedon:
Series control section--0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory Data: No laboratory data available.
Database Information:
Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID82665
User Pedon ID--88NC171001
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation
2-60 52-57 160-205 40-55 300-1400
SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness
NONE >6.0 >60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC-
0-9 SL FSL L 0-10 75-100 8-20 4-10
0-9 SCL CL 0-10 75-100 20-35 2-10
9-24 SC CL C 0-10 55-100 35-60 2-12
24-60 SL FSL L SCL CL 0-10 55-100 10-30 1-10
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll
0-9 3.6-6.0 0.5-2 2.0-6.0 LOW
0-9 3.6-6.0 0.5-1 0.6-2.0 LOW
9-24 3.6-6.0 0-0.5 0.6-2.0 LOW
24-60 3.6-6.0 0-0.5 0.6-6.0 LOW