Soil Series Atlas

Loring soil series

Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up18–36 cm · 7–14 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up36–71 cm · 14–28 inBtx1Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle71–81 cm · 28–32 inBtx2Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle81–102 cm · 32–40 inBtx3Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle102–127 cm · 40–50 inCParent material127–165 cm · 50–65 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up18–36 cm · 7–14 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up36–71 cm · 14–28 inBtx1Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle71–81 cm · 28–32 inBtx2Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle81–102 cm · 32–40 inBtx3Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle102–127 cm · 40–50 inCParent material127–165 cm · 50–65 in
Typical pedon, to scale: 165 cm (65 in), 7 horizons.

Alfisols — moderately leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

Loring is mapped on 2.22 million acres in 6 states, 29th nationally by area. It is the only series in the atlas that belongs to the great group Fragiudalfs. Its biggest share, 37%, is in Mississippi, where it ranks 7th of 264 series. It was first described in Tennessee, which holds 26% of its acres today.

Drainage
Moderately well drained
Water movement
Moderate

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Where Loring is mapped

2,223,340 acres in 83 soil survey areas, from current SSURGO data.

AlabamaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouri: 115,680 acresWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansas: 325,441 acresCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIowaKentucky: 248,934 acresMarylandMichiganMississippi: 830,702 acresMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennessee: 569,342 acresUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisiana: 133,241 acresRhode Island

Share of all Loring acres

  1. Mississippi37%
  2. Tennessee26%
  3. Arkansas15%
  4. Kentucky11%
  5. Louisiana6%
  6. Missouri5%

In the field

Drainage

Moderately well drained

Drains fastStays wet

Of the 11 atlas series that are moderately well drained, this is the largest.

Permeability

Moderate

SlowFast
Parent material
Loess
Landform
Uplands, terraces
Type location
Tennessee

How it is classified

  1. OrderAlfisols
  2. SuborderUdalfs
  3. Great groupFragiudalfs
  4. SubgroupOxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  5. FamilyFine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfsfine-silty particle-size classmixed mineralogy classactive cation-exchange activity classthermic soil temperature regime

Against other Alfisols

Loring makes up 0.80% of all mapped Alfisols — the 5th largest of 4,001 series in the order.

Depth to the subsoil

18 cm under a median of 23 cm

Depth described

165 cm over a median of 156 cm

Its relatives

2 other established series share the family “Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs”

  1. Loring2.2 M
  2. Providence1.7 M
  3. Jay28 k

Other Alfisols in this atlas

  1. Loring165 cm · Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  2. Amarillo251 cm · Aridic Paleustalfs
  3. Blount200 cm · Aeric Epiaqualfs
  4. Guyton203 cm · Typic Glossaqualfs
  5. Fayette185 cm · Typic Hapludalfs
  6. Menfro203 cm · Typic Hapludalfs

Horizon by horizon

HorizonLayerDepthThickness
ApTopsoil: plowed0–18 cm0–7 in18 cm
Bt1Subsoil: clay build-up18–36 cm7–14 in18 cm
Bt2Subsoil: clay build-up36–71 cm14–28 in35 cm
Btx1Subsoil: clay build-up, fragipan: dense and brittle71–81 cm28–32 in10 cm
Btx2Subsoil: clay build-up, fragipan: dense and brittle81–102 cm32–40 in21 cm
Btx3Subsoil: clay build-up, fragipan: dense and brittle102–127 cm40–50 in25 cm
CParent material127–165 cm50–65 in38 cm

Sources: USDA–NRCS Official Series Description (revised 2013-02), Soil Classification database and SSURGO. Ranks computed by Soil Series Atlas. Method · Guides