IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sonsac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO209252M
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO209252
  • User Site Association ID: 8358
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 93-21
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Transect Interval - 15.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9320949
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 36.6438889
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3750000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T22N
  • Range: R23W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet S and 2280 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 600 feet south and 2280 feet east of the northwest corner of section 1, T. 22 N., R. 23 W.
  • Map Unit: 70035—Sonsac-Gobbler complex, 15 to 20 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO209—Stone
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO209—Stone County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Gregg and Scott Eversoll
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sonsac
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sonsac
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/17/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/17/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D4
  • 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

    lithic contact

    0—15

    28—89

    97—0

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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

    18

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    —

    308

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    90

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) cobbly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049059
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 25 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 26 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049060. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157255; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157255
    Bt1—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) skeletans on faces of peds and 6 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049061. patchy - phpvsfiid 157256; patchy - phpvsfiid 157257; patchy - phpvsfiid 157256; patchy - phpvsfiid 157257
    Bt2—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) very gravelly silty clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 3 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049062. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157258; patchy - phpvsfiid 157259; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157258; patchy - phpvsfiid 157259
    2Bt3—46 to 72 centimeters (18.1 to 28.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 40 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049063. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157260; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157260
    2Bt4—72 to 92 centimeters (28.3 to 36.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) very gravelly clay; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 6 percent distinct black stains on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049064. patchy - phpvsfiid 157261; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157262; patchy - phpvsfiid 157261; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157262
    2BC—92 to 100 centimeters (36.2 to 39.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 6 percent faint weak red (2.5YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct iron stains on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats; 3 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0) iron-manganese masses between peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU049065. patchy - phpvsfiid 157264; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157263; patchy - phpvsfiid 157265; patchy - phpvsfiid 157264; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157263; patchy - phpvsfiid 157265
    2R—100 centimeters (39.4 inches); bedrock; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments.