Lenoir Landing NEON (LENO) Soil Descriptions

Oi--0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2); friable; deformable; many very fine roots throughout and common very coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; 75.0 percent after rubbing Fibric Materials; very abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02698

A--2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; semideformable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02699

Bw--8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; nonfluid; few very coarse roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; few fine dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular 10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02700

Bg1--21 to 58 centimeters (8.3 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; nonfluid; few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 15 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular 10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular 2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02701

Bg2--58 to 102 centimeters (22.8 to 40.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; nonfluid; few very fine roots throughout; 15 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular 2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02702

Bg3--102 to 147 centimeters (40.2 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; nonfluid; 15 percent medium prominent irregular 7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 25 percent medium distinct irregular 2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02703

Bg4--147 to 203 centimeters (57.9 to 79.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; nonfluid; 15 percent medium faint irregular 10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 25 percent medium distinct irregular 10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries in matrix. Lab sample # 15N02704.