LOCATION MOCKSVILLE NCEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Mocksville sandy loam on a 22 percent side slope-- forest. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 6 inches, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common fine and medium roots; few fine grains of dark minerals; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (2 to 10 inches thick)
Bt--6 to 20 inches, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; common fine distinct yellow (10YR 7/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common fine grains of dark minerals; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. (8 to 25 inches thick)
BC--20 to 25 inches, mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), yellow (10YR 7/8), and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common seams and pockets of clay loam; many fine grains of dark minerals; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. (4 to 12 inches thick)
C1--25 to 42 inches, mottled yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), yellow (10YR 7/8), and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) saprolite that has a loamy sand texture; massive; very friable; common fine grains of dark minerals; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
C2--42 to 60 inches, multicolored saprolite that has a loamy sand texture; massive; very friable; many fine grains of dark minerals; neutral.
TYPE LOCATION: Davie County, North Carolina. 2.0 miles east of Farmington on NC 801; 1.1 miles north on SR 1458; 1.25 miles east on SR 1455; 200 feet north in woods.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to top of Argillic horizon: 4 to 15 inches
Depth to base of Argillic horizon: 20 to 50 inches
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches
Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: Greater than 60 inches
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 45 percent in the A and E horizons, and 0 to 35 percent in the B and C horizons
Soil Reaction: Strongly acid to neutral the A and E horizon, moderately acid to neutral in the B and BC horizon, and slightly acid to slightly alkaline in the C horizon
Mica Content: 0 to 20 percent, by volume mica flakes. Individual layers in the C horizon range to 50 percent.
Other Soil Features: Content of dark minerals ranges from 0 to 30 percent, by volume.
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
A horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR to 2.5Y, value of 3 or 5, chroma of 2 to 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
E horizon (if it occurs):
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 2 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 or 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loam, clay loam or sandy clay loam
Mottles (if they occur)--non-redoximorphic in shades of black, red, yellow, brown, olive, green, gray, or white
BC horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 or 6, chroma of 3 to 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Mottles (if they occur)--non-redoximorphic in shades of black, red, yellow, brown, olive, green, gray, or white
C horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR to 5Y, value of 4 to 8, chroma of 1 to 8 or is variegated in shades of these colors
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam
Mottles (if they occur)--non-redoximorphic mottles in shades of black, red, yellow, brown, olive, green, gray, or white
COMPETING SERIES: There are over 30 series in the same family. Only competing or closely related series within MLRA 136 or adjoining MLRAs are listed.
Conestoga soils--are formed from limestone and calcareous schist, and are higher in silt
Hollinger soils--are formed from limestone and calcareous schist, and are higher in silt
Legore soils--are higher in silt
Middleburg soils--are formed in colluvium and local alluvium, and are higher in silt
Relay soils--have dominant hue of 2.5Y or yellower, and are higher in silt
Spriggs soils--moderately deep to soft bedrock
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Piedmont upland
Landform: Hill, ridge
Geomorphic Component: Interfluve, sideslope
Hillslope Profile Position: Summit, shoulder, back slope
Parent Material: Residuum from intermediate or mafic metamorphic or igneous rock, commonly amphibolite, hornblende-biotite gneiss, biotite gneiss
Slope: 2 to 60 percent
Elevation: 400 to 1,300 feet
Frost Free Period: 160 to 205 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 52 to 57 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: In addition to the competing
Spriggs series, they include:
Enott soils--have a fine particle-size class, are deep to soft bedrock, and have slow permeability; on similar landforms
Jackland soils--are moderately well drained or somewhat poorly drained and have a fine particle-size class; on lower-lying landforms
Oak Level soils--have a fine particle-size class, formed in residuum from mixed felsic to mafic metamorphic and igneous rock; on similar landforms
Orenda soils--have a fine particle-size class; on similar landforms
Rasalo soils have moderately slow or slow permeability and have a fine particle-size class; on lower-lying landforms
Siloam soils--are shallow to hard bedrock and formed in residuum from mafic metamorphic or igneous rock
Tomlin soils--are very deep and have a fine particle-size class; on similar landforms
Zion soils--have a fine particle-size class and are moderately deep to hard bedrock; 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 (Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high or high; 4 to 14 micremeters per second)
Shrink-Swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Woodland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, soybeans, hay, and pasture. Where wooded--Upland oaks, yellow poplar and hickory.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: North Carolina, and possibly South Carolina and Virginia
Extent: Small
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Davie County, North Carolina, 1988.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric Epipedon - the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 6 inches (A horizon).
Argillic horizon - the zone from 6 inches to a depth of 20 inches (Bt horizon).
SIR = NC0205 MLRA = 136
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory Data: Reference data is available from the National Soil Survey Laboratory; sampled as Turnersburg; pedon numbers S03NC-097-012, S03NC-097-013, and S03NC-097-014.
Database Information:
Typical Pedon Data Mapunit ID--546047
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation NC0205 MOCKSVILLE 2- 45 52- 77 160-225 40- 55 400- 1300SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness NC0205 NONE 6.0-6.0 - 60-60
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- NC0205 0- 6 SL FSL L 0- 3 85-100 8-20 4- 15 NC0205 6-20 L SCL CL 0- 3 85-100 18-35 5- 20 NC0205 20-25 SL FSL L 0- 3 85-100 15-25 5- 15 NC0205 25-60 LS SL L 0- 5 80-100 3-20 1- 15
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll NC0205 0- 6 5.1- 7.3 .5-2. 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW NC0205 6-20 5.6- 7.3 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW NC0205 20-25 5.6- 7.3 0.-.5 0- 0 0.6- 2.0 LOW NC0205 25-60 6.1- 7.8 0.-.5 0- 0 2.0- 6.0 LOW