IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Higginsville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1987MO005009m
  • User Pedon ID: 1987MO005009m
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M8700509
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36546
  • 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: 40.5252762
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2891693
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T66N
  • Range: R39
  • Section: 14
  • Location Description: 2,200 feet east and 600 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 14, T. 66 N., R. 39 W
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO005—Atchison
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: entered by BE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Aquic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Higginsville
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/13/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Higginsville
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU031269
    Ap2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU031270
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent fine prominent very dark gray (N 3/0) clay depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU031271
    Bt2—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine distinct very dark gray (N 3/0) clay depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU031272
    Bt3—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay depletions and 1 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses on surfaces along root channels and 1 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses on surfaces along pores and 10 percent fine prominent very dark gray (N 3/0) clay depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU031273
    BCg—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak thick platy structure; friable; 1 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 1 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores and 1 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU031274
    Cg—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; weak thick platy structure; friable; 1 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along pores and 1 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 1 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU031275