IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mundelein
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1984IN111008
User Pedon ID:
1984IN111008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Purdue
Lab Pedon # -
NW8408
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
23857
Print Date:
4/29/2025
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:
40.8294972
Std. Longitude:
-87.3156972
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
28N
Range:
8W
Section:
34
PLSS Details:
1400 feet east and 50 feet north of the southwest CORNER
State:
Indiana
County:
IN111—Newton
PEDON
Describers Name:
Osterholz and Tuszynski
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon #:
8
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Mundelein
Classificaton Date -
3/27/2009
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Darroch
Classificaton Date -
7/27/1984
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
outwash plain
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Geology:
Wisconsin formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/27/1984 (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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C
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AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NW84081
A—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84082
BT1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 3 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84083
BT2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84084
BT3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84085
BTG—71 to 79 centimeters (28.0 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84086
BC—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW84087
C—91 to 104 centimeters (35.8 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # NW84088
C—104 to 114 centimeters (40.9 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # NW84089
C—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # NW840810
C—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # NW840811
C—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # NW840812