IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sonsac
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1993MO209264M
User Pedon ID:
1993MO209264
User Site Association ID:
8370
Transect:
User Transect ID -
93-32
Transect Stop Number -
3
Transect Interval -
75.0
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9320961
Print Date:
1/31/2025
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:
36.6823028
Std. Longitude:
-93.4111583
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T23N
Range:
R23W
Section:
22
PLSS Details:
2650 feet N and 1750 feet E of the SW corner
Location Description:
2650 feet north and 1750 feet east of the southwest corner of section 22, T. 23 N., R. 23 W.
Map Unit:
70037—Sonsac-Rueter complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very rocky
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 John Bowers
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 -
38 to 88 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2012
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Sonsac
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
12/8/1993
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:
ridge
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:
12/8/1993 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
D3
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
fragipan
0—20
38—91
91—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
37
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354
—
180
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A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 55 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049107
E—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 10 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds; 63 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049108. patchy - phpvsfiid 157306; patchy - phpvsfiid 157306
BE—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds; 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049109. patchy - phpvsfiid 157307; patchy - phpvsfiid 157307
2Bt1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 63 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049110. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157308; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157308
2Bt2—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 28 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049111. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157309; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157309
2Bt3—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly clay; 15 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 8 percent distinct black stains on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 40 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU049112. patchy - phpvsfiid 157311; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157310; patchy - phpvsfiid 157311; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157310
2R—91 centimeters (35.8 inches); bedrock; fragments.