IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981IL133003
  • User Pedon ID: 1981IL133003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0357
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52594
  • 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: 38.2405548
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2563858
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 27 meters E and 244 meters N of the SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL133—Monroe
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Higgins and Christ
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Marine
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Marine
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Albaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1981 (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

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    46

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    135

    60

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    1A p—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01628. few very fine roots throughout
    1E—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01629. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1B t1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01630. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR61 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208511; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208511
    1B t2—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01631. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR61 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208512; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208512
    1B tg1—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01632. common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208513; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208513
    1B tg2—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01633. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208514; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1208514
    1BCg—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 30 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P01634. many coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Cg—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 11 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 83P01635. common coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles