IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nixa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO203006M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO203006M
  • User Site Association ID: 8708
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-Flat
  • Transect Stop Number - 6
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9461306
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32120
  • 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: 37.1684833
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5470028
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R6W
  • Section: 24
  • Location Description: sec 24, T29N, R6E
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B6—Summersville, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JDC, SV
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Glossic Fragiudults
  • 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 - Nixa
  • PSC - 25 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/28/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scholten
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/25/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 37 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/25/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    noncoherent

    55 - 91

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    2—25

    25—154

    55—91

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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

    10

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    360

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    100

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU64331
    A—2 to 15 centimeters (0.8 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051680
    E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051681
    Bt1—25 to 40 centimeters (9.8 to 15.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051682
    Bt2—40 to 55 centimeters (15.7 to 21.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky; 3.0 medium roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 70 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051683
    2Btx1—55 to 73 centimeters (21.7 to 28.7 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 40 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 medium vesicular and tubular pores; 33 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051684
    2Btx2—73 to 91 centimeters (28.7 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 40 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.1 fine roots; 7.0 medium vesicular and tubular pores; 75 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 75 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051685
    3Bt3—91 to 118 centimeters (35.8 to 46.5 inches); 60 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 30 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051686
    3Bt4—121 to 154 centimeters (47.6 to 60.6 inches); 60 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 30 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) and 10 percent red (10R 4/8) interior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU051687