IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Martinton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1980IN009002
  • User Pedon ID: 1980IN009002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - BK8002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23405
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 40.5040056
  • Std. Longitude: -85.2051472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 4355 feet north and 1150 feet west of the northeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN009—Blackford

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kluess and Pirtle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Martinton
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Martinton
  • Classificaton Date - 3/19/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/19/1980 (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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # BK80021
    A12—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; massive; friable; 1 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # BK80022
    B21—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80023
    B22—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80024
    B23—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80025
    B24—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80026
    B25—102 to 112 centimeters (40.2 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80027
    B26—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80028
    B3—137 to 173 centimeters (53.9 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # BK80029
    C—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 3 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5. Lab sample # BK800210