IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fincastle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL173032
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL173032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL173032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21901
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 39.4623250
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7393639
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 1400 feet W & 240 feet S from the NE corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL173—Shelby
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL173—Shelby County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39088-D6—Middlesworth, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KG, SH
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 32
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fincastle
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Fincastle
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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
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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32235
    E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak thick platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32236
    B/E—25 to 30 centimeters (9.8 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak thin platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32237
    Bt1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32238
    Bt2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32239, IL32240. Horizon split for sampling: IL32239 41 to 61 cm, IL32240 41 to 61 cm.
    Bt3—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine faint and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume rounded mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32241, IL32242. Horizon split for sampling: IL32241 61 to 89 cm, IL32242 61 to 89 cm.
    2Bt4—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam, gravel; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine faint and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32243, IL32244. Horizon split for sampling: IL32243 89 to 112 cm, IL32244 89 to 112 cm.
    2BC—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam, gravel; 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32245, IL32246. Horizon split for sampling: IL32245 112 to 137 cm, IL32246 112 to 137 cm.
    2C—137 to 178 centimeters (53.9 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam, gravel; 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; firm; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL32247, IL32248. Horizon split for sampling: IL32247 137 to 152 cm, IL32248 152 to 178 cm.