IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1968IL017002
  • User Pedon ID: 1968IL017002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68IL017002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20639
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.9188962
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2504517
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1215 feet north and 77 feet west of road intersection
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL017—Cass
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL017—Cass County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39090-H3—Arenzville East, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S, R
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tama
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1968 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21424
    A1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21425
    A2—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 80 percent 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21426
    AB—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21427
    Bt1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on top faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21428
    Bt2—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on top faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21429
    Bt3—71 to 85 centimeters (28.0 to 33.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21430
    Bt4—85 to 100 centimeters (33.5 to 39.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21431
    Bt5—100 to 118 centimeters (39.4 to 46.5 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; massive; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21432
    C1—118 to 135 centimeters (46.5 to 53.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21433
    C2—135 to 149 centimeters (53.1 to 58.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21434
    C3—149 to 161 centimeters (58.7 to 63.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; massive; 10 percent medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21435
    C4—161 to 175 centimeters (63.4 to 68.9 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed silt loam; massive; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21436
    C5—175 to 188 centimeters (68.9 to 74.0 inches); 55 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 45 percent gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; massive; carbonate concretions; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21437
    C6—188 to 203 centimeters (74.0 to 79.9 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silt loam; massive; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21438
    C7—203 to 216 centimeters (79.9 to 85.0 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 40 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed silt; massive; masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21439
    C8—216 to 226 centimeters (85.0 to 89.0 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silt; massive; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21440