IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elliott
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IN181031
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IN181031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - WH7631
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23147
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 40.6555778
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0228417
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 2450 feet north and 155 feet west of the southeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN181—White

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Langlois and Osterholz
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 31
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elliott
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/2/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elliott
  • Classificaton Date - 11/16/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: rise on moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/16/1976 (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 -
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    C1

    C2

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    23

    38

    61

    89

    152

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    38

    61

    89

    152

    190

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    28

    34.3

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    39.4

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    63.8

    58.6

    52.8

    52.7

    58.6

    58.3

    53

    44.7

    39.2

    39.6

    46.4

    47.9

    15.1

    22.1

    17.2

    13.6

    12.2

    10.4

    8.2

    7.1

    5.3

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    0.1

    0.5

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    0.6

    1.9

    1

    1.6

    1.9

    1.1

    1.5

    1.8

    2.3

    2.2

    2

    1.2

    2.1

    2.8

    3.1

    3.3

    2.2

    1.4

    3

    3.7

    4.3

    2.4

    2.4

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    2.5

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    2.6

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    C1

    C2

    0

    23

    38

    61

    89

    152

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    38

    61

    89

    152

    190

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    A

    Bt1

    Bt2

    C1

    C2

    0

    23

    38

    61

    89

    152

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    23—89

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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

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WH76311
    A—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 70 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organoargillans on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WH76312
    Bt1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; and 70 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 70 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organoargillans on faces of peds; 3 percent fine faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WH76313
    Bt2—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 70 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WH76314
    C1—89 to 152 centimeters (35.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 1 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WH76315
    C2—152 to 190 centimeters (59.8 to 74.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 1 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5. Lab sample # WH76316