IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Union
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985MO015003S
  • User Pedon ID: 1985MO015003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0651
  • 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: 38.1344452
  • Std. Longitude: -93.2066650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T39N
  • Range: R21W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 1020 feet S and 110 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO015—Benton
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George t. Simmons and David E. Goggins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Union
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Union
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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—17

    17—150

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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

    3

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03370. many fine roots
    E—10 to 17 centimeters (3.9 to 6.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03371. few fine dark concretions concentrations; many fine roots
    Bt1—17 to 24 centimeters (6.7 to 9.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03372. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots
    Bt2—24 to 40 centimeters (9.4 to 15.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03373. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    Bt3—40 to 54 centimeters (15.7 to 21.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03374. few fine dark concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR52 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    Bt4—54 to 66 centimeters (21.3 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03375. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    2Btx1—66 to 75 centimeters (26.0 to 29.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior very gravelly silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; brittle; 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 50 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03376. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    2Btx2—75 to 106 centimeters (29.5 to 41.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior very cobbly silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; brittle; 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03377. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles
    2Bt1—106 to 136 centimeters (41.7 to 53.5 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior very cobbly clay; 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P03378. many medium prominent 10YR63 mottles
    2Bt2—136 to 150 centimeters (53.5 to 59.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior cobbly clay; 30 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) coarse prominent mottles; weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 55 percent , moist, nonintersecting slickensides; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03379. many nonintersecting slickensides surface features; many coarse prominent 10YR73 mottles