IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Plato
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1995MO125014M
User Pedon ID:
1995MO125014
Transect:
User Transect ID -
1
Transect Stop Number -
4
Transect Interval -
50.0
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9512514
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
38.0706495
Std. Longitude:
-91.8761252
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Newberry property
State:
Missouri
County:
MO125—Maries
MLRA:
116B—Springfield Plain
PEDON
Describers Name:
Keith Davis Brad Berhorst Wyn Kelley
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
Pedon Type:
representative pedon for component
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Plato
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
18 to 56 cm.
Classificaton Date -
8/25/1995
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess derived from mixed and/or residuum weathered from dolomite
Landscape:
hills
Landform:
divide
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/25/1995 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
13A
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous 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
fragipan
0—18
18—203
56—130
—-
—-
—-
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
—
—
280
—
225
991
—
—
12.8
—
—
13.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; weak thin platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 9.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine vesicular pores; 2 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053584
Bt1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053585. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145317; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145317
Bt2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay; 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint irregular mottles; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine vesicular pores; 70 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 90 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053586. continuous - phpvsfiid 145318; continuous - phpvsfiid 145319; continuous - phpvsfiid 145318; continuous - phpvsfiid 145319
2Btx1—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak thin platy structure; very firm; 0.6 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 30 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 40 percent distinct clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053587. grays in vertical seams 0.5 inches wide. 80% brittleness expressed in matrix.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145320; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145321; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145320; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145321
2Btx2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior extremely gravelly silt loam; 5 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm*; 0.8 very fine vesicular pores; 5 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 45 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053588. grays in vertical seams 0.5 inches wide. 100% brittleness expressed in matrix.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145322; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145322
2Btx3—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior extremely gravelly silt loam; 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.8 very fine vesicular pores; 20 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 60 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053589. grays in vertical seams 0.5 inches wide. 100% brittleness expressed in matrix.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145323; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145323
3Bt3—130 to 155 centimeters (51.2 to 61.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior gravelly clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 85 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU053590. continuous - phpvsfiid 145324; continuous - phpvsfiid 145324
3Bt4—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine prominent irregular mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; firm; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU053591. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145325; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145325