IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ketona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 01AL089004-pgm
  • User Pedon ID: 01AL089004-pgm
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - AU
  • Lab Pedon # - S01AL-089-4
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24331
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 34.6116111
  • Std. Longitude: -86.6730000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 400 feet north of Redstone Rd. and about 400 feet east of Patton Rd.; Redstone Arsenal, Madison Co., AL; USGS Triana, AL topographic quadrangle.
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AL089—Madison County, Alabama

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, thermic Vertic epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ketona
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/24/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ketona
  • Classificaton Date - 8/28/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: moderately weathered, clayey alluvium derived from limestone, unspecified and/or moderately weathered, clayey residuum weathered from limestone, argillaceous
  • Landform: stream terrace, depression
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: frequent ponding for long periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/28/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    aquic conditions

    argillic horizon

    slickensides

    0—163

    30—203

    43—203

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    0

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    187

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 14 percent sand; 64 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots and 6.0 coarse roots; 5 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and 5 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-1; observed in pit, small
    BA—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 24 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 2 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-2; observed in pit, small
    Btcg—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 21 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 46 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 5-10-20 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-3; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416848; patchy - phpvsfiid 416848
    Btssg1—43 to 79 centimeters (16.9 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 22 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 47 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 8 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 15 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 5-10-20 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-4; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416849; patchy - phpvsfiid 416849
    Btssg2—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay; 20 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 46 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 2 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 5-10-20 millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-5; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416851; patchy - phpvsfiid 416851
    Btssg3—107 to 163 centimeters (42.1 to 64.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay loam; 24 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 38 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 15 percent medium spherical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 5-10-20 millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 0189-4-6; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416853; patchy - phpvsfiid 416853
    Btss—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); variegated 40 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and 30 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and 30 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) clay; 21 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 43 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic); 5 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on faces of peds and 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 5-10-20 millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # 0189-4-7; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416855; patchy - phpvsfiid 416855