IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Bunceton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1990MO053006
User Pedon ID:
1990MO053006
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9005306
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
27324
Print Date:
2/16/2025
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:
38.6857472
Std. Longitude:
-92.6781944
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T45N
Range:
R16W
Section:
4
PLSS Details:
1700' W and 1500' N of the SE corner
Map Unit:
73527—Bunceton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO053—Cooper
MLRA:
112—Cherokee Prairies
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO053—Cooper County, Missouri
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
38092-F6—Clarksburg, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
John L. Baker, Greg Caldwell, David Skaer
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Bunceton
PSC -
15 to 66 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/16/2010
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Mollic Hapludalf
Taxon Kind -
taxon above family
Classificaton Date -
11/22/2005
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess over limestone residuum
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
ridge
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/22/2005 (entry creation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
argillic horizon
0—15
15—58
104—152
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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
6
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263.7
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0
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015693; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine roots; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct silt coats; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015694; observed in pit, small
Bt2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct silt coats and 70 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015695; observed in pit, small
Bt3—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct silt coats and 40 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015696; observed in pit, small
2Ex1—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.8 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct silt coats and 40 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015697; observed in pit, small
2Ex2—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.8 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent distinct silt coats; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015698; observed in pit, small
3Bt1—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) extremely gravelly silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 very fine roots; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 70 percent prominent silt coats; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter chert fragments and 7 percent by volume 75-163-250 millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU015699; observed in pit, small
4Bt2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 40 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct silt coats; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # MU015700; observed in pit, small