IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Avonburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981IN155005
  • User Pedon ID: 1981IN155005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - SW8105
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23615
  • 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: 38.8610222
  • Std. Longitude: -85.0226667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet east and 900 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN155—Switzerland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nickell and Stephenson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mesic Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flat on till plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin Illinois formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/30/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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; moderate medium granular parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # SW81051
    BW—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # SW81052
    BTXG1—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent , moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # SW81053
    BTXG21—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent , moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # SW81054
    BTXG22—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent , moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # SW81055
    BTXG3—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent , moist, silt coats; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # SW81056
    BX—145 to 178 centimeters (57.1 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films; distinct ; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # SW81057
    BC—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; massive; firm; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4. Lab sample # SW81058