IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mahalasville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1980IN007029
  • User Pedon ID: 1980IN007029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - BE8029
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23570
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 40.6344139
  • Std. Longitude: -87.2791056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 340 feet south and 1860 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN007—Benton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Barnes and Biberdorf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mesic Typic Haplaquolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mahalasville
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Selma
  • Classificaton Date - 10/6/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/6/1980 (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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; weak medium granular parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80291
    A12—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80292
    B21G—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80293
    B22G—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80294
    B23G—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions and 21 percent distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80295
    B3G—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions and 21 percent distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80296
    C1—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # BE80297
    C2—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; friable; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # BE80298