IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): McGirk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO051041
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO051041
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9505106
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27559
  • 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: 38.4383830
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3873901
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Range: R12W
  • PLSS Details: 600' N 3900' E of SW corner
  • Location Description: 600' N 3900' E of SW cor S. 29, T. 43 N., R. 12 W. (SE corner not defined on quad sheet); on Harvey Racker property, 225' on a 200 degree bearing from telephone pole.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO051—Cole
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: FJY
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - McGirk
  • PSC - 30 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/10/1995
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/10/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6-95
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    0—30

    30—203

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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

    3

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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017256
    Ap2—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017257
    Btg1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 70 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 5 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017258. continuous - phpvsfiid 146440; continuous - phpvsfiid 146440
    Btg2—41 to 76 centimeters (16.1 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 6 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 15 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017259. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146442; continuous - phpvsfiid 146441; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146442; continuous - phpvsfiid 146441
    Btg3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017260. continuous - phpvsfiid 146443; patchy - phpvsfiid 146444; continuous - phpvsfiid 146443; patchy - phpvsfiid 146444
    Btg4—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent manganese or iron-manganese stains and 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017261. patchy - phpvsfiid 146445; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146446; patchy - phpvsfiid 146447; patchy - phpvsfiid 146445; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146446; patchy - phpvsfiid 146447
    Btg5—132 to 203 centimeters (52.0 to 79.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 5 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent manganese or iron-manganese stains and 25 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU017262. patchy - phpvsfiid 146599; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146600; patchy - phpvsfiid 146601; patchy - phpvsfiid 146602; patchy - phpvsfiid 146599; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 146600; patchy - phpvsfiid 146601; patchy - phpvsfiid 146602