IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mexico
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MO027003
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0940
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67947
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 38.9481125
  • Std. Longitude: -91.9950867
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Tucker Prairie
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO027—Callaway
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO027—Callaway County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Vogt, Thompson - Description Pauls-Recording USDA-NRCS Soil Scientist Missouri
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mexico
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Classificaton Date - 9/13/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/13/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06125
    A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06126
    A3—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 95P06127
    E—19 to 32 centimeters (7.5 to 12.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; moderate coarse platy parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06128
    Bt/E—32 to 42 centimeters (12.6 to 16.5 inches); 25 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam, silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 2 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06129
    Bt—42 to 56 centimeters (16.5 to 22.0 inches); 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and 25 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06130. continuous - phpvsfiid 182562; continuous - phpvsfiid 182562
    Btg1—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and 5 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and distinct pressure faces on faces of peds; 2 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06131. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182564; continuous - phpvsfiid 182563; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182564; continuous - phpvsfiid 182563
    Btg2—74 to 98 centimeters (29.1 to 38.6 inches); 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and distinct pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 15 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06132. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182566; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182566
    2Btg3—98 to 148 centimeters (38.6 to 58.3 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06133. Few sand grains; patchy - phpvsfiid 182567; patchy - phpvsfiid 182567
    2Btg4—148 to 200 centimeters (58.3 to 78.7 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine vesicular pores; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses between peds; fragments. Lab sample # 95P06134. Few sand grains; patchy - phpvsfiid 182568; patchy - phpvsfiid 182568