IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blase
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989MO183007
  • User Pedon ID: 1989MO183007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0427
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62360
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 38.8611107
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1938858
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: West Alton, MO
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO183—St. Charles

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey over loamy, smectitic, mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blase
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leta
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic, mesic Fluvaqu
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; firm; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02347. many fine roots
    Ap2—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02348. common fine roots
    Bw—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; silty clay; weak fine prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron stains and 15 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02349. few iron stains surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots
    2C1—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine faint mottles; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron stains and 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02350. common iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots; common fine faint 10YR43 mottles
    2C2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) and gray (10YR 5/1) very fine sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 55 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02351. many iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots
    2C3—109 to 119 centimeters (42.9 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) very fine sandy loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 55 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02352. many iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles
    2C4—119 to 140 centimeters (46.9 to 55.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) very fine sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains and 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02353. few iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots
    2C5—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) very fine sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 55 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02354. many iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots
    2C6—165 to 201 centimeters (65.0 to 79.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) very fine sandy loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 55 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron stains; fragments. Lab sample # 90P02355. many iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; common fine faint 10YR61 mottles