IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Viraton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO153067M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO153067
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9415345
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 36.7937028
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2969250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T24N
  • Range: R12W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 325 feet W and 1500 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: 325 feet west and 1500 feet south of the NE corner of Sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 W.
  • Map Unit: 70026—Tonti silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO153—Ozark
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO153—Ozark County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BF, GC, KS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Viraton
  • PSC - 23 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tonti
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 23 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/19/1994
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 21 percent of Percent clay in the control section


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or pedisediment and/or residuum
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/19/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 9-1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    fragipan

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    48 -

    - 33 -

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—23

    23—203

    48—107

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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

    5

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    302

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    50

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051002
    E—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051003
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats and 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051004
    Bt2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051005
    2Btx1—48 to 89 centimeters (18.9 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely gravelly clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051006
    2Btx2—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely gravelly clay loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051007
    3Bt3—107 to 132 centimeters (42.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly clay; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 40 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051008
    3Bt4—132 to 203 centimeters (52.0 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine prominent and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU051009