IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Greenton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985MO195005
  • User Pedon ID: 1985MO195003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0654
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56920
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.1238899
  • Std. Longitude: -93.4547195
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 50N
  • Range: 23W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet S and 520 feet E of NW corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO195—Saline
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Baker and K. VogT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Greenton
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Greenton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or residuum weathered from shale
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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 - crop cover
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    38—170

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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

    7

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    226

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    270

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    Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03393; moist when described;. few very fine roots
    BA—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, black stains on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, organic stains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03394; moist when described;. common black stains surface features on faces of peds; common organic coats surface features; few very fine roots
    Bt1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct , moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03395; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR53 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles
    2Bt2—53 to 62 centimeters (20.9 to 24.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03396; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1602107; continuous - phpvsfiid 1602107
    2Bt3—62 to 84 centimeters (24.4 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03397; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles
    2Bt4—84 to 131 centimeters (33.1 to 51.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, nonintersecting slickensides on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03398; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few nonintersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    2Bt5—131 to 157 centimeters (51.6 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct , moist, nonintersecting slickensides on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03399; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few nonintersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bt6—157 to 170 centimeters (61.8 to 66.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 37 percent distinct , moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03400; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles