LOCATION JADE RUN NJ
Established Series
SCK/Rev. DHK
11/2015
JADE RUN SERIES
MLRA(s): 149A, 153D
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Depth Class: Very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very shallow and common
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to low
Permeability: Moderately slow
Shrink-swell Potential: Low
Landscape: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain
Landform: Flat, depression
Geomorphic Component: Rise, dip
Hillslope Profile Position: None
Parent Material: Loamy eolian deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Elevation (type location): 55 feet
Frost Free Period (type location): 195 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature (type location): 56 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation (type location): 45 inches
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, acid, mesic Typic Endoaquepts
TYPICAL PEDON: Jade Run fine sandy loam (in an area of Jade Run fine sandy loam 0 to 2 percent slopes), in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 11 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), fine sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; moderate medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots and common very fine roots; 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; masses of oxidized iron are along root channels; abrupt smooth boundary. (10 to 15 inches thick)
Bg1--11 to 19 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots and few very fine roots; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary.
Bg2--19 to 23 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.
Bg3--23 to 28 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very fine sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary.
Bg4--28 to 35 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very fine sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bg horizon is 20 to 55 inches.)
BCg--35 to 52 inches; light gray (2.5Y 7/1), very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent coarse distinct pale olive (5Y 6/3), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; (clear smooth boundary. (0 to 20 inches thick)
2Cg--52 to 65 inches; light gray (5Y 7/2), sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent coarse distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent glauconite pellets; 3 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.
2C--65 to 80 inches; pale olive (5Y 6/3), sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent glauconite pellets; 10 percent rounded 2 to 75 millimeter quartzite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3.
TYPE LOCATION: Burlington County, New Jersey; about 1.5 mile southeast from intersection of US 206 and Retreat Road on Retreat Road; 500 feet south of road; at an elevation of 45 feet; in a cultivated field; Pemberton, NJ USGS topographic quadrangle, lat. 39 degrees 55 minutes 24 seconds N; long. 74 degrees 43 minutes 59 seconds W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic Horizon: 10 to 20 inches
Depth to base of Argillic Horizon: 25 to 60 inches or more
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 72 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 to 12 inches, January to April
Depth to Lithologic Discontinuity: 25 to 60 inches or more to coarse sands of differing marine origin
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 5 percent, by volume in the A and B horizons and 0 to 25 percent in the C horizons; mostly rounded quartzite gravel
Soil Reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, unless limed
Content of Glauconite: Weighted average of 0 to 2 percent glauconite pellets in the A, B, or C horizons
Content of Mica: 0 to 20 percent mica flakes, by volume throughout
Other Soil Features: Silt and very fine sand content ranges from 45 to 85 percent
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
O horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 4, chroma of 1 to 3
Texture--Peat, mucky peat, or muck
A or Ap horizon:
Color (moist)--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 2 or 3, chroma of 1 to 4
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam or loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray
ABg or BAg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR or 5Y, value of 4 or 5, chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam or loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red or brown and iron depletions in shades of gray
Bg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam or loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, brown, or olive and iron depletions in shades of gray
BCg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy fine sand, loamy very fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam or loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, brown, or olive and iron depletions in shades of gray
Cg horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture fine-earth fraction)--loamy fine sand, loamy very fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam or loam
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, brown, or olive and iron depletions in shades of gray
2Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 4 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sand or loamy sand or is stratified with finer textures including sandy clay loam and clay loam
Redoximorphic features if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, brown, or olive and iron depletions in shades of gray
2C horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 5Y, value of 5 to 8, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sand, coarse sand, very coarse sand, loamy coarse sand or is stratified with these textures
Redoximorphic features (if they occur)--masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown, or olive, and iron depletions in shades of gray
COMPETING SERIES:
None
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain
Landform: Flat, depression
Geomorphic Component: Rise, dip
Hillslope Profile Position: None
Parent Material: Loamy eolian deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits
deposits
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Elevation: 40 to 120 feet
Frost Free Period: 180 to 210 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 50 to 56 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 40 to 48 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Buddtown soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 18 to 42 inches (moderately well drained) and have an argillic horizon; on slightly higher landforms
Fallsington soils--formed in parent materials containing coarser sands, have a fine-loamy particle size class, and have a seasonal high water table at a depth less than 12 inches; on low-lying landforms
Freehold soils--formed in parent materials that contain more glauconite, have a seasonal high water table at a depth greater than 72 (well drained), and have an argillic horizon; on higher landforms
Galloway soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 24 to 48 inches (moderately well drained) and have a sandy particle-size family; on higher landforms
Holmdel soils--formed in parent materials that contain more glauconite, have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 12 to 18 inches (somewhat poorly drained), and have an argillic horizon; on higher landforms
Mullica soils--formed in parent materials containing coarser sands and have a seasonal high water at a depth of less than 12 inches; on low-lying landforms
Shewsbury soils--formed in parent materials that contain more glauconite, have a fine-loamy particle size class, and have a seasonal high water table at a depth of less than 12 inches; on lower lying landforms
Westphalia soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth greater than 72 (well drained), and have a thin argillic horizon; on higher landforms
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Poorly drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very shallow (less than 10 inches) and common (present 3 to 6 months)
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible to low
Permeability: Moderately slow
Shrink-swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Crops such as corn, soybeans, small grains, hay, pasture, and turf grasses. A few areas are used for vegetables.
Dominant Vegetation: Wooded areas are dominantly oaks, yellow poplar, sweet gum, red maple, American beech, and American holly. Understory species include highbush blueberry, spicebush, viburnum, and greenbriar.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey
Extent: Small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Gloucester County, New Jersey, 2003
REMARKS: Jade Run soils were previously mapped in New Jersey as Pasquotank soils. Pasquotank soils are in a thermic temperature regime and are in a coarse-silty particle-size family. Particle-size data from several pedons within 3 counties in New Jersey supports a coarse-loamy family. Jade Run soils occur adjacent to landforms and soils with higher glauconite content, and may contain few glauconite pellets in the reworked marine materials from which the soils formed. Unconforming materials and the presence of a lithological discontinuity (2C horizon) are not a series requirement. Pedons that do not have unconforming 2C materials are not significantly different in use and management. 05/2002. The series was reclassified from Humaquepts to Endoaquepts. The dry color of the surface horizon was determined to be consistently greater than 5 and moist color, although typically 2 or 3, ranging from 1 to 4. The 2/2003 revision changes the OSD name from Jaderun to Jade Run to address naming convention concerns at the local level. The 5/2004 revision updates series status and adds date established.
Diagnostic horizons and other soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Umbric epipedon--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 11 inches (Ap
horizon)
Cambic horizon--the zone from a depth of 11 to 52 inches (Bg and BCg horizons)
Aquic conditions--the zone from 0 to 80 inches is periodically saturated (endosaturation)
Other soil features identified with this pedon:
Lithologic Discontinuity--contrasting sand sizes at a depth of 52 inches (2Cg and 2C horizons)
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 60 inches
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Reference particle-size data is available from the project soil survey staff, Hammonton, New Jersey.
Database Information:
OSD Data Mapunit ID: To be developed
Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID: 407397
OSD User Pedon ID: Jade Run-OSD
Revised: 11/2002-SCK, JAK; 2/2003-DHK; 5/2004-DHK
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.