IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1987IL109068
  • User Pedon ID: 1987IL109068
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0084
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60207
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 40.4916649
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6894455
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1860 feet E and 2485 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL109—McDonough
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 68
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Haplaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); 2.5Y 2/0 (2.5Y 2/0), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00508. common very fine roots
    A—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); 2.5Y 2/0 (2.5Y 2/0), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00509. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR32 mottles
    AB—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent medium faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00510. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium faint 2.5Y42 mottles
    Btg1—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium prominent iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00511. few fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles
    Btg2—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00512. few fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; common medium faint 2.5Y52 mottles
    Btg3—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00513. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many fine faint 2.5Y54 mottles
    Cg—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 11 percent fine iron-manganese masses and 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # 88P00514. Vertical planes of weakness.; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many medium faint 10YR56 mottles; many medium faint 10YR54 mottles