IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Killarney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988MO123001M
  • User Pedon ID: 1988MO123001M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M8812301
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31423
  • 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: 37.4828339
  • Std. Longitude: -90.3451080
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T32N
  • Range: R6E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 1075 feet W and 1100 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 1075 feet W and 1100 feet N of the SE corner of sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 6 E.
  • Map Unit: 10E—Killarney very cobbly silt loam, 12 to 35 percent slopes, very stony77000—Killarney-Frenchmill complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, rubbly
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO123—Madison
  • MLRA: 116C—St. Francois Knobs and Basins
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO123—Madison County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37090-D3—Cherokee Pass, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RJM and JF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Killarney
  • PSC - 38 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/2/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Killarney
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 38 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from acid igneous rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: C-5
  • 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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    66 - 109

    - 43 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—38

    38—178

    66—109

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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

    23

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    335

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    180

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; very cobbly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 10.0 medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033670
    E—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very cobbly silt loam; weak medium platy parts to weak very fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033671
    BE—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very cobbly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033672
    Bt1—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots between peds; 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU033673. continuous - phpvsfiid 161876; continuous - phpvsfiid 161876
    2Btx1—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very cobbly silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent coarse noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU033674. continuous - phpvsfiid 161877; continuous - phpvsfiid 161877
    2Btx2—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very cobbly silt loam; massive; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; 50 BT; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033675. continuous - phpvsfiid 161878; continuous - phpvsfiid 161878
    3Bt2—109 to 147 centimeters (42.9 to 57.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very gravelly clay loam; weak thick platy parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 25 percent coarse noncoherent cemented 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; 30 BT; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033676. continuous - phpvsfiid 161879; continuous - phpvsfiid 161879
    3Bt3—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, acid fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU033677. continuous - phpvsfiid 161880; continuous - phpvsfiid 161880