IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blase
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989MO183016
  • User Pedon ID: 1989MO183016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0433
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62366
  • 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: 38.8633347
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1652756
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: West Alton, MO
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO183—St. Charles

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey over loamy, smectitic, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • 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 - 12/1/1989
  • 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: 12/1/1989 (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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02395. many fine and medium roots
    Ap2—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02396. few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    Bw—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02397. few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    2C1—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02398. structure is weakly stratified; few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    2C2—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02399. structure is finely stratified; few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    2C3—91 to 102 centimeters (35.8 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02400. structure is finely stratified; few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    2C4—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy fine sand; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02401. structure is finely stratified; few fine roots; few medium roots
    3C5—130 to 140 centimeters (51.2 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02402. structure is finely stratified
    3C6—140 to 185 centimeters (55.1 to 72.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 90P02403. structure is finely stratified