IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Grantfork
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1983IL121027
User Pedon ID:
1983IL121027
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
83IL121027
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
21683
Print Date:
4/19/2025
LOCATION
Township:
4N
Range:
3E
Section:
25
Location Description:
160FT W of wire fence line,815FT N of N road edge (1900 N)
State:
Illinois
County:
IL121—Marion
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL121—Marion County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
TJE
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
variant
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
27
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Grantfork
PSC -
69 to 119 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/4/2010
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
aeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Grantfork
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1983
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1983 (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
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
5
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Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak very fine granular structure; friable; 50 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30121
E1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium platy, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 50 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30122
E2—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30123
BE—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30124
2Bt1—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 50 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30125
2Bt2—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 50 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30126
2Bt3—84 to 119 centimeters (33.1 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 50 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30127
2Bt4—119 to 137 centimeters (46.9 to 53.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate very fine angular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL30128
2Bt5—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # IL30129