IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arkana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO203023M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO203023M
  • User Site Association ID: 8570
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-2
  • Transect Stop Number - 11
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9461323
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32107
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.2307083
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3567750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B3—Eminence, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JW, SV, LT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Arkana
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gepp
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/26/1994
  • 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: 52 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/26/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • 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

    bedrock, paralithic

    bedrock, lithic

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    74 - 102

    102 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic materials

    lithic contact

    5—13

    8—74

    74—102

    102—

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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

    30

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    219

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    340

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) extremely gravelly loam; 30 percent sand; 20 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 7.0 fine interstitial pores; 60 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051767
    Bt1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly clay loam; 30 percent sand; 30 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU051768
    2Bt2—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay; 15 percent sand; 60 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051769
    3Bt/C11—43 to 74 centimeters (16.9 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU051770
    3Bt/C12—43 to 74 centimeters (16.9 to 29.1 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments. Lab sample # MU051770
    3Cr—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.
    3R—102 centimeters (40.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.