LOCATION VAUCLUSE SC+GA NC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Fragic Kanhapludults
TYPICAL PEDON: Vaucluse loamy sand on the upper part of a convex slope in a forested area. (Colors are for moist soil.)
Ap--0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine and medium roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (4 to 10 inches thick)
E--6 to 15 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; single grain; loose; many fine and medium roots; one percent, by volume ironstone fragments; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick)
Bt--15 to 29 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots; common fine pores; common faint clay films on faces of peds; common fine faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6) relic masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent, by volume ironstone fragments; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary (5 to 20 inches thick).
Btx--29 to 58 inches; 70 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) sandy loam and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 10 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) sandy clay loam; the red part (3 to 12 inches in horizontal dimension and 10 to 40 inches in vertical dimension) is massive; very firm, brittle, and dense in about 50 percent of the mass and firm in the remainder and has few fine roots; the strong brown and yellow part (1/2 to 1 1/2 inches thick and 10 to 30 inches long, occurring about equally in vertical and horizontal streaks) has moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium roots; few fine prominent white masses of kaolin; many prominent clay films on faces of peds, 3 percent, by volume ironstone fragments; areas with brown and yellow color are relic redoximorphic features; strongly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (6 to 30 inches thick)
BC--58 to 72 inches; red (2.5YR 5/8) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; sand grains coated with clay; common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) relic masses of oxidized iron; strong brown mottles are sandy clay loam; strongly acid. (0 to 30 or more inches thick)
TYPE LOCATION: Richland County, South Carolina; about 10 miles east of Columbia; 0.7 miles northeast of junction of secondary roads 935 and 86, 60 feet from private drive and 50 feet south of secondary road 86.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Thickness of the sandy surface and subsurface layers: 4 to 19 inches
Depth to top of the Argillic horizon: 4 to 19 inches
Depth to the base of the Argillic horizon: 40 to 75 inches
Depth to top of the Kandic horizon: 4 to 19 inches
Depth to fragic soil properties: 15 to 35 inches
Fragic soil properties content: 30 to 60 percent, by volume in the Btx horizon
Depth to densic materials: More than 40 inches
Depth to lithologic discontinuity (contrasting sand sizes or abrupt textural change): 40 inches or more
Soil reaction: Extremely acid to strongly acid throughout, unless limed
Depth to bedrock: Greater than 80 inches
Depth to seasonal high water table: Greater than 72 inches
Rock fragment content: 0 to 60 percent in the A and E horizons and 0 to 15 percent in the B and C horizons; mostly quartz or ironstone pebbles
Other features--0 to 10 percent, by volume, fine to coarse pockets or irregularly shaped masses of white or light gray kaolin clay
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Ap horizon or A horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 1 to 4
Texture (fine-earth fraction): sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
E horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 3 to 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction): sand, loamy coarse sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
Upper Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown
Lower Bt horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and relic iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
Btx horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 4 to 8
Texture--sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sandy clay
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and relic iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
BC horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, chroma of 1 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors
Texture--loamy sand, coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and relic iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
C or Cd horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 8, or is variegated in shades of these colors
Texture--coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and relic iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
2C horizon (where present):
Color--hue of 2.5YR to 10YR, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 to 8, or it is coarsely mottled in these colors
Texture--loamy sand or loamy coarse sand
Redoximorphic features (where present)--relic masses of oxidized iron in shades of red, yellow, or brown and relic iron depletions in shades of brown, yellow, or gray
COMPETING SERIES: None
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Middle or upper coastal plain
Landform: Marine terraces, uplands
Geomorphic Component: Interfluves, side slopes
Hillslope Profile Position: Summits, shoulders, back slopes
Parent Material: Fluviomarine deposits, marine deposits
Elevation (type location): 100 to 450 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 57 to 70 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation: 35 to 55 inches
Frost Free Period: 190 to 245 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Ailey soils--have a sandy surface layers more than 20 inches thick
Alpin soils--are sandy and have lamella
Barnwell soils--have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 40 to 60 inches
Blaney soils--have a sandy epipedon more than 20 inches thick
Candor soils--have a sandy surface layers more than 40 inches and have a sandy subsoil
Cowarts soils--do not have fragic soil properties and depth to the base of the argillic is less than 40 inches
Dothan soils--do not have fragic soil properties and contain plinthite
Emporia soils--do not have fragic soil properties and have a seasonal high water table at a depth of 36 to 54 inches
Fuquay soils--have a sandy epipedon more than 20 inches thick
Gilead soils--are clayey
Lakeland soils--are sandy throughout
Marvyn soils--no fragic or densic soil material
Nankin soils--are clayey
Neeses soils--are clayey
Pelion soils--have mottles with chroma of 2 or less in the upper 24 inches of the argillic horizon
Springhill soils--have redder hue and does not have fragic soil properties
Troup soils--do not have fragic soil properties and have a sandy surface layers more than 40 inches thick
Wagram soils--do not have fragic soil properties and have a sandy surface layers more than 20 inches thick
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: High, very high
Permeability: Moderately slow, slow (Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: Moderately high, moderately low
Shrink-swell Potential: Low
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Forest, cropland
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--corn, cotton, small grain, soybeans, or pasture. Where wooded--loblolly and longleaf pine.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Extent: Large
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina
SERIES ESTABLISHED: NcNeil Branch, Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, Pearl River County, Mississippi; 1950.
REMARKS: Vaucluse soils have a Bt horizon more than 6 inches thick that is compact, dense, and brittle in 30 to 60 percent of the mass. The brittleness is thought to be due to masses of oxidized iron. This horizon commonly has weak or moderate, medium or coarse subangular blocky structure but in some pedons it appears to be massive. It contains fine roots but medium and coarse roots are not usually present in the brittle part. Since establishment, the series has been classified as: Typic Hapludults, Fragic Paleudults, Typic Fragiudults, Typic Kanhapludults, and (2005) Fragic Kanhapludults. Further study of the soil is needed to accurately determine the dominant diagnostic characteristics.
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 15 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic and kandic horizon--the zone between a depth of 15 and 58 inches (Bt and Btx horizons).
Fragic soil properties--the zone from 29 to 58 inches (Btx horizon)
ADDITIONAL DATA:
TABULAR SERIES DATA:
SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation SC0008 VAUCLUSE 2-25 57-70 190-245 35-55 100-450 SC0111 VAUCLUSE 2-25 57-70 190-245 35-55 100-450SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness SC0008 NONE >6.0 - - >80 - SC0111 NONE >6.0 - - >80 -
SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- SC0008 0-15 LS S LCOS 0-5 90-100 2-10 1-2 SC0008 0-15 FSL SL 0-5 90-100 10-20 1-2 SC0008 0-15 SCL 0-5 90-100 20-28 1-3 SC0008 15-29 SCL SL 0-5 90-100 18-35 1-3 SC0008 29-58 SCL SL SC 0-5 92-100 18-45 1-4 SC0008 58-72 SL SCL LS 0-2 95-100 5-30 1-3 SC0111 0-15 GR-LS GR-S 2-5 55-80 0-10 1-2 SC0111 0-15 GR-SL 2-5 55-80 10-20 1-2 SC0111 0-15 GRV-LS GRV-SL 2-10 35-60 5-15 1-2 SC0111 15-29 SCL SL 0-5 90-100 18-35 1-3 SC0111 29-65 SCL SL SC 0-5 92-100 18-45 1-4 SC0111 65-80 SL SCL SC 0-5 95-100 5-30 1-3
SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll SC0008 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-1.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW SC0008 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-1.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW SC0008 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-1.0 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW SC0008 15-29 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-2.0 LOW SC0008 29-58 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.06-0.6 LOW SC0008 58-72 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW SC0111 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 6.0-20 LOW SC0111 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW SC0111 0-15 3.5-6.0 0.5-2.0 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW SC0111 15-29 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.6-6.0 LOW SC0111 29-65 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 0.06-0.6 LOW SC0111 65-80 3.5-5.5 0.0-0.5 0-0 2.0-6.0 LOW