IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goss
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985MO015002S
  • User Pedon ID: 1985MO015002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0650
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 38.1219444
  • Std. Longitude: -93.1422195
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T39N
  • Range: R20W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1960 feet W and 90 feet N of the SE corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO015—Benton
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George T. Simmons and David E. Goggins.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goss
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goss
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Paleudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—26

    26—160

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    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

    17

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03363. common medium roots
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03364. common medium roots
    BE—15 to 29 centimeters (5.9 to 11.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 medium roots; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03365. many medium roots
    Bt1—29 to 45 centimeters (11.4 to 17.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03366. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few coarse roots
    Bt2—45 to 93 centimeters (17.7 to 36.6 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 medium roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03367. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots
    Bt3—93 to 131 centimeters (36.6 to 51.6 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very cobbly clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 medium roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03368. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots
    Bt4—131 to 163 centimeters (51.6 to 64.2 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03369. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots