IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1974IL017763
  • User Pedon ID: 1974IL017763
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74IL017001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20754
  • Print Date: 4/4/2025

    • 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: 39.8984721
  • Std. Longitude: -90.0691649
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 203 feet east and 1305 feet south of northwest corner
  • Location Description: 203 feet east and 15 feet north of southwest corner of northwest 40
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL017—Cass
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL017—Cass County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JSL, JBF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 53 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ipava
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1974 (entry creation 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

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    192

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    1050

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    190

    13

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; ; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23003
    A—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23004
    BA—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23005
    Bt1—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses and 10 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23006
    Bt2—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23007
    Btg1—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses and 10 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23008
    Btg2—97 to 104 centimeters (38.2 to 40.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23009
    Cg—104 to 147 centimeters (40.9 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 25 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # IL23010