IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darmstadt
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL121010
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL121010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL121010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21831
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 38.6278083
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9767389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 2525 feet W & 185 feet N of the center
  • Location Description: Salem Township
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL121—Marion
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL121—Marion County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38088-F8—Salem North, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TJE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Natrudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • PSC - 79 to 129 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • 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: 4/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown 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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    170

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31742
    E1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse platy structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31743
    E2—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse platy structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31744
    Bt—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31745
    Btg1—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31746
    Btg2—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31747
    BCg—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31748
    Cg—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate very coarse platy structure; friable; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # IL31749