IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IL131001
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IL131001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 76IL131001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20845
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 41.2971479
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6459226
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 17
  • Location Description: 84 feet north of east-west quarterline fence and 36 feet west of north-south quarterline fence
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL131—Mercer
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL131—Mercer County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41090-C6—Reynolds, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BWR, RW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 51 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1976
  • 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: 7/1/1976 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23243
    A12—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23244
    A3—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23245
    B1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23246
    B21t—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23247
    B22t—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23248
    B23t—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23249, IL23250. Horizon split for sampling: IL23249 81 to 91 cm, IL23250 91 to 102 cm.
    B3—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23251
    C1—140 to 203 centimeters (55.1 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.6 roots; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23252, IL23253. Horizon split for sampling: IL23252 140 to 165 cm, IL23253 178 to 203 cm.
    C2—234 to 254 centimeters (92.1 to 100.0 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL23254