IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1983IL067003

User Pedon ID: 1983IL067003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - IL SCL

Lab Pedon # - 83IL067003

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22216

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: 40.2869323

Std. Longitude: -91.3358266

Datum: WGS84

Township: 3N

Range: 8W

Section: 5

PLSS Details: 225 meters west and 30 meters south of the northeast section corner

Location Description: NENE

State: Illinois

County: IL067—Hancock

MLRA: 115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL067—Hancock County, Illinois

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Pachic Argiudolls

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Muscatune

Classificaton Date - 10/2/2008

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Tama

Classificaton Date - 10/19/2007

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess

Landscape: till plain

Landform: knoll

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/19/2007 (entry creation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

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
—	—	—	200	—		1025	—	190	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.

A1—23 to 40 centimeters (9.1 to 15.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary.

A2—40 to 55 centimeters (15.7 to 21.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary.

Bt1—55 to 70 centimeters (21.7 to 27.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organoargillans on all faces of peds and 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL29895

Bt2—70 to 90 centimeters (27.6 to 35.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organoargillans on all faces of peds and 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine irregular iron depletions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL29896

Bt3—90 to 115 centimeters (35.4 to 45.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) iron depletions and 10 percent fine irregular iron depletions and 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL29897. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1245699; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1245699

Bt4—115 to 140 centimeters (45.3 to 55.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular iron depletions and 10 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary.

BC—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 25 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium irregular iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary.

C1—170 to 200 centimeters (66.9 to 78.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine irregular iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary.

C2—200 to 240 centimeters (78.7 to 94.5 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent medium irregular iron depletions and 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL29898

C3—240 to 310 centimeters (94.5 to 122.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam, sand; massive; friable; 10 percent medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; fragments.