Fairmount Flaggy Silty Clay
This series is made up of somewhat excessively drained, strongly sloping or steep
soils on limestone hillsides. These soils are scattered throughout the eastern third
of the county. Their acreage is moderately large.
Representative profile:
Depth
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Color
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Texture
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Structure
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0 to 8 inches
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very dark grayish-brown
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flaggy silty clay
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sticky
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8 to 15 inches
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brown
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flaggy silty clay to silty clay loam
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sticky and plastic; medium, blocky structure; calcareous
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15 to 24 inches
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brown, variegated with olive
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flaggy silty clay loam to silty clay
|
strong, blocky structure; calcareous
|
24 + inches
|
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thinly bedded limestone
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[Ashton] [Beasley] [Captina] [Corydon] [Crider] [Dickson] [Elk]
[Fairmount] [Huntington]
[Lowell] [Lawrence] [Lindside] [Newark]
[Otway] [Robertsville]
[Russellville] [Shelbyville] [Taft] [Woolper]
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