IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1932IL129001
  • User Pedon ID: 1932IL129001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 32IL129001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20389
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 40.0465672
  • Std. Longitude: -89.9203634
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 40 feet S of NE corner
  • Location Description: 40 FT S of NE corner of section, near origianl sampling site
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL129—Menard
  • MLRA: 115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL129—Menard County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RTO
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Illiopolis
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1932
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1932 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); N 2/1 (N 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14034
    A2—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); N 2/1 (N 2/1) silty clay loam; strong coarse granular, and strong medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14035
    A3—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14036
    Bg1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; strong medium angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; black (10YR 2/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14037
    Bg2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine faint brown (10YR 4/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14038
    Bg3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14039
    Cg1—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; friable; 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14040
    Cg2—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) silt; massive; friable; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL14041
    Cg3—163 to 183 centimeters (64.2 to 72.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) silt; massive; friable; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # IL14042