Albany Series

• Depth class: Very deep
• Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
• Permeability: Rapid in the A and E horizons and moderate or moderately slow in the Btg horizon
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine sediments
• Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
• Landform: Lower sandy uplands
• Landform position: Lower rises and knolls
• Commonly associated soils: Blanton, Chaires, Clara, Elloree, Garcon, Lutterloh, Mandarin, Meadowbrook, Oldtown, Ousley, Ridgewood, and Wadley soils
• Slope: 0 to 3 percent
• Taxonomic class: Loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults

Typical Pedon

Albany sand in an area of Albany-Ridgewood complex in Dixie County; about 1,580 feet south and 1,190 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 17, T. 10 S., R. 12 E.

• Ap—0 to 7 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; very strongly acid; many fine and medium roots; clear wavy boundary.
• E1—7 to 24 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) stains; common medium and coarse distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) krotovinas; common medium faint very pale brown (10YR 7/3) stripped areas in the matrix; single grained; loose; strongly acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• E2—24 to 49 inches; light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; common fine and medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation; single grained; loose; strongly acid; common fine and medium roots; abrupt wavy boundary.
• Btg—49 to 80 inches; gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; many medium and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky and plastic; strongly acid; few fine roots.

Range in Characteristics

• Thickness of the solum: 70 to more than 80 inches
• Depth to bedrock: More than 80 inches
• Reaction: Extremely acid to slightly acid in the Ap or A horizon and extremely acid to moderately acid below a depth of 40 inches
• Flooding: None to occasional for brief periods
• A or Ap horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, value of 2 to 6, and chroma of 1 or 2; or neutral in hue and value of 2 to 6
  • Texture—sand
• E horizon:
  • Color—hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 8; or hue of 5Y, value of 7, and chroma of 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sand
• Btg horizon:
  • Color—hue of 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 8, and chroma of 1 or 2
  • Redoximorphic features—shades of white, gray, yellow, brown, and red
  • Texture—sand clay loam

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