IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rossmoyne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978IN137007
  • User Pedon ID: 1978IN137007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - RI7807
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23036
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 39.2409778
  • Std. Longitude: -85.1502444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 220 feet east and 1650 feet north of the southeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN137—Ripley

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mc williams and Shadis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rossmoyne
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rossmoyne
  • Classificaton Date - 3/13/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hill
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/13/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Setting and Climate
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    AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78071
    B1T—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78072
    B21T—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78073
    B22T—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78074
    BX1—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78075
    BX2—91 to 130 centimeters (35.8 to 51.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # RI78076
    BX3—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6. Lab sample # RI78077
    BX3—152 to 175 centimeters (59.8 to 68.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # RI78078
    BX3—175 to 203 centimeters (68.9 to 79.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # RI78079