IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Killarney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988MO123010M
  • User Pedon ID: 1988MO123010M
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M8812310
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31418
  • 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: 37.4731102
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4381638
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T32N
  • Range: R5E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet W and 2600 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 600 feet W and 2600 feet N of SE corner of sec. 12, T. 32 N., R. 5 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-D4—Rock Pile Mountain, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JM, RM, BB and JN
  • 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 - 43 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2012
  • 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 - 43 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/18/1988
  • 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, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter igneous, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/18/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: B-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

    84 - 117

    - 33 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—43

    43—170

    84—117

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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

    21

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    —

    351

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    45

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; very cobbly silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033698
    B/E11—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very cobbly silt loam; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU033699
    B/E12—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very cobbly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033699
    BE—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) very cobbly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033700. patchy - phpvsfiid 168117; patchy - phpvsfiid 168117
    Bt1—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very cobbly silt loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; clay films; 10 percent fine dark concretions; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033701. continuous - phpvsfiid 168118; continuous - phpvsfiid 168118
    Bt2—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very cobbly silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium dark concretions; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033702. The mottles 5YR 5/8 were described as specks; continuous - phpvsfiid 168119; continuous - phpvsfiid 168119
    Bt3—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033703. continuous - phpvsfiid 168120; continuous - phpvsfiid 168120
    2Btx1—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely gravelly silt loam; 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium mottles; weak thin platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent coarse noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2) iron depletions; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU033704. continuous - phpvsfiid 168121; continuous - phpvsfiid 168121
    2Btx2—102 to 117 centimeters (40.2 to 46.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very gravelly silty clay loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine mottles; weak medium platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; clay films; 1 percent fine and medium noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 1 percent fine dark concretions; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033705. continuous - phpvsfiid 168122; continuous - phpvsfiid 168122
    3Bt4—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay loam; 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium mottles; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on faces of peds; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU033706. continuous - phpvsfiid 168123; continuous - phpvsfiid 168123
    3Bt5—150 to 170 centimeters (59.1 to 66.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) gravelly silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium mottles; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU033707. continuous - phpvsfiid 168124; continuous - phpvsfiid 168124