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� � <br /> METEA SERIES <br /> The Metea series consists of very deep,well drained soils formed in wind or water laid sandy <br /> material and the underlying till on moraines and till plains.Permeability is rapid in the upper <br /> sandy material and moderate or moderately slow in the underlying loamy till. Slope ranges from <br /> 0 to 25 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 35 inches,and mean annual temperature is <br /> about 50 degrees F. <br /> TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy,mixed, active,mesic Arenic Hapludalfs <br /> TYPICAL PEDON: Metea loamy fine sand,on a 4 percent slope in a cultivated field at an <br /> elevation of 800 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) <br /> Ap--O to 9 inches;brown(lOYR 4/3)loamy fine sand, light yellowish brown(lOYR 6/4)dry; <br /> ' weak fine granular structure; very friable;moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 <br /> ' inchesthick) <br /> E--9 to 28 inches;yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)fine sand; single grain; loose;moderately acid; <br /> ! abrupt smooth boundary. (14 to 30 inches thick) <br /> Bt1--28 to 32 inches; yellowish brown(lOYR S/4) sandy loam;weak medium subangular blocky <br /> structure; friable; common brown(lOYR 4/3)clay bridging between sand grains; 3 percent <br /> � <br /> avel;moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick) <br /> 2Bt2--32 to 44 inches;yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)clay loam; moderate medium subangular <br /> blocky structure;friable; common distinct brown(lOYR 4/3)clay films on faces of peds;4 <br /> percent gravel;moderately acid;clear wavy boundary. (10 to 30 inches thick) <br /> 2C--44 to 80 inches; brown(lOYR 5/3)loam;massive;friable; 4 percent gravel; slightly <br /> effervescent;moderately alkaline. <br /> TYPE LOCATION: Marshall County,Indiana; about 4 miles south and 3 miles west of <br /> � Plymouth; 700 feet south and 1,600 feet west of the center of sec.25,T.33 N., R. 1 E.;U.S.G.S. <br /> Plymouth,IN topographic quadrangle; lat.41 degrees 16 minutes 45.4 seconds N. and long. 86 <br /> degrees 21 minutes 46.3 seconds W.,NAD 27; UTM Zone 16, 553357 easting and 4569962 <br /> northing,NAD 83. <br /> RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: <br /> Depth to the base of the argillic horizon:40 to 60 inches <br /> ; Thickness of the sandy material:20 to 40 inches <br /> Ap or A horizon: <br /> Hue: lOYR <br /> Value:3 to 5, more than 5.5 dry <br />