LOCATION FACEVILLE GA+AL FL NC SC VAEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults
TYPICAL PEDON: Faceville fine sandy loam--southeast facing convex 1 percent slope. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Ap--0 to 5 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common fine and very fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (4 to 10 inches thick)
BA--5 to 11 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; few faint clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick)
Bt1--11 to 28 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--28 to 34 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary.
Bt3--34 to 60 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) sandy clay; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct and prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; diffuse irregular boundary.
Bt4--60 to 72 inches; coarsely mottled dark red (10R 3/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) sandy clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct and prominent clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizons is 43 to 61 inches or more)
TYPE LOCATION: Peach County, Georgia; 2.2 miles north on U. S. Highway 41 from intersection with Georgia Highway 96; 0.3 mile west on Lakeview road; north side of road. (Warner Robins SW GA. (1973) USGS Quadrangle, lat. 32 degrees, 34 minutes, 41 seconds N., and long. 83 degrees, 43 minutes, 28 seconds W.)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The solum thickness is 65 inches or more. Reaction is very strongly acid or strongly acid except in surface horizons that have been limed and rarely moderately acid in the BA horizon and upper Bt horizon.
The A horizon has a hue of 10YR, 7.5YR, or 5YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2 through 8. It is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam. Eroded phases have hue as red as 2.5YR and texture of sandy clay loam. Ironstone nodules in the A horizon range from none to about 11 percent and 3 to 20 mm in size.
The E horizon, where present, has hue of 10YR, 7.5YR, or 5YR, value of 5 through 7 and chroma of 3 or 4. It is loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam. Ironstone nodules range from none to about 11 percent and are 3 to 20 mm in size.
The BA horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR, 5YR, or 2.5YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 6 or 8. It is sandy clay loam or clay loam. Ironstone nodules range from 0 to 3 percent and are 3 to 20 mm in diameter.
The Bt horizons have hue of 5YR, 2.5YR, or 10R, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 through 8. Brownish and yellowish mottles, where present, are in or below the Bt2 horizon. Texture is sandy clay, clay loam or clay. In some pedons the Bt4 horizon is mottled in shades of red, brown and yellow. Some pedons have gray mottles below 60 inches. The clay content of the control section ranges from 36 to 55 percent with less than 30 percent silt. Plinthite ranges from 0 to 4 percent below 40 inches.
The BC horizon, where present, is below 60 inches and has the same color as the lower Bt horizons with brownish and yellowish mottles or it is mottled in shades of red, brown and yellow. In some pedons this horizon has gray mottles. It is sandy clay or sandy clay loam.
COMPETING SERIES: This includes the Esto series of the same family and the Dewey, Fullerton, Henderson, Marlboro, Summerton, and Waynesboro series of closely related families. All are well drained. Esto soils have gray mottles in the upper Bt horizon that are inherited from the parent material. None of the series in related families recognize a kandic horizon. In addition, Dewey soils have 30 percent or more silt in the Bt horizon; Fullerton and Henderson soils have 15 to 35 percent chert fragments throughout their sola; Marlboro soils have Bt horizons of 10YR and 7.5YR hue; Summerton soils are mottled in shades of yellow or brown in the upper part of the Bt horizon; and Waynesboro soils are dark red in the lower part of the Bt horizon.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Faceville soils are on level to rolling uplands of the Coastal Plain. Dominant slopes range from 0 to 12 percent, but some slopes range to about 15 percent. Elevation is 200 to 450 feet. Average annual precipitation is 45 to 50 inches and the average annual temperature is 60 to 70 degrees F.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: In addition to the competing Esto, Henderson and Summerton series are the Clarendon, Dothan, Grady, Greenville, Irvington, Lucy, Malbis, Noboco, Norfolk, Orangeburg, Red Bay, and Tifton series. Clarendon, Dothan and Tifton soils have more than 5 percent plinthite in the B horizon above 60 inches. Grady soils are poorly drained and are in shallow depressions. Greenville and Red Bay soils have dark red B horizons. Irvington and Malbis soils are moderately well drained and have more than 5 percent plinthite in the B horizon above 60 inches. Lucy soils have a sandy surface horizon 20 to 40 inches thick. Noboco, Norfolk and Orangeburg soils have less than 35 percent clay in the control section.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained; medium runoff; moderate permeability.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the acreage has been cleared and is used for growing cotton, corn, peanuts, soybeans, wheat, hay, vegetables, small grains, and tobacco. In recent years, some areas have been converted to pasture or reforested. Forests are loblolly, shortleaf, and slash pine and a mixture of upland oaks, hickory, and dogwood.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The series is extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Decatur County, Georgia; 1933.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to approximately 5 inches (Ap horizon)
Argillic horizon - the zone from approximately 11 to 72 inches (Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, and Bt4 horizons)
Kandic horizon - the zone from approximately 11 to 72 inches with low activity clay in most of the upper 40 inches (Bt1, Bt2, Bt3, and Bt4 horizons).
Revised 2/93
SIR = GA0005
MLRA = 133A