IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Atlas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL121035
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL121035
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL121035
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21841
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 38.6036917
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0172667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 495 feet S & 1115 feet W of the NE corner
  • 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: 38089-E1—Centralia East, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TJE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 35
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (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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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam, gravel; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 50 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL31816
    2Bt—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay, gravel; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 50 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 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31817
    2Btg1—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay, gravel; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31818
    2Btg2—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay, gravel; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent fine spherical white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31819
    2BCg1—74 to 107 centimeters (29.1 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay, gravel; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) fine faint mottles; moderate fine prismatic structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31820
    2BCg2—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay, gravel; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # IL31821