IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mexico
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1977MO019007
User Pedon ID:
1977MO019007
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
78P0479
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
46033
Print Date:
2/17/2025
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:
38.9000015
Std. Longitude:
-92.2166672
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
48N
Range:
12W
Section:
36
PLSS Details:
SW 1/4
Location Description:
Plot 1001 34 meters W of marker on the Fleetwood Farm Boone County Missouri.
State:
Missouri
County:
MO019—Boone
PEDON
Describers Name:
Grossman and Renkoski
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Vertic Epiaqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
7
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Mexico
Classificaton Date -
6/15/2007
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
aeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Mexico
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1977
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
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
0
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1Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak very fine platy, and structureless massive; soft; 1.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02721. few to common fine roots
1B1—12 to 20 centimeters (4.7 to 7.9 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 78P02722. common roots; many fine prominent 5YR56 mottles
1B21—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 50 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; strong fine blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 78P02723. Vertical desiccation cracks 3 to 5 cm wide every 15 cm. Roots strong restriction to peds surfaces.; many fine prominent 5YR56 mottles
1B21—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silty clay; 50 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm*; 2.5 fine roots; , dry, clay films; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 78P02724. Vertical desiccation cracks as in horizon above. Roots have a strong restriction to peds surface. No large slickenside. Mostly pressure surface.; common fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213676; patchy - phpvsfiid 213676
1B23—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; silty clay; 50 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and structureless medium blocky structure; extremely firm*; 0.5 roots; , dry, clay films; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 78P02725. Dessiccation cracks 1 to 2 mm wide and 20 cm apart.; few roots; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213677; patchy - phpvsfiid 213677
1B31—56 to 73 centimeters (22.0 to 28.7 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 45 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 roots; , dry, clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02726. Desiccation cracks almost closed.; few roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213678; patchy - phpvsfiid 213678
1B32—73 to 102 centimeters (28.7 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; firm; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02727. Broken fine mangans.; few roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
1B33—102 to 147 centimeters (40.2 to 57.9 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) interior and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02728. Patchy black mangans. Roots present upper 20 cm.
1Bb1—147 to 194 centimeters (57.9 to 76.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02729. Stronger structure than superjacent. Broken black mangans.; many fine distinct 10YR54 mottles
1Bb2—194 to 230 centimeters (76.4 to 90.6 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silty clay loam; 50 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02730. Black mangans more than in other horizons on most structural surface.; many medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles