IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darmstadt
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL121032
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL121032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL121032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21840
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • 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: 38.6430694
  • Std. Longitude: -89.1171639
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 535 feet N & 875 feet W of the center
  • Location Description: Sandoval 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: 38089-F1—Fairman, Illinois
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WBD
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Natrudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 32
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • 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: 7/1/1985 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

    155

    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 0.6 fine roots; 0.1 very fine pores; 25 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31808
    E—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 0.6 very fine pores; 10 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31809
    Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.6 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, silt coats 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; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31810
    Bt2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31811
    Btg1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31812
    Btg2—84 to 97 centimeters (33.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31813
    Btg3—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31814
    2BCg—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; firm; 0.6 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # IL31815