IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Killarney
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203013M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203013M
  • User Site Association ID: 8665
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561313
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27621
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 37.1707972
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2564389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet W and 500 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: 1,300 feet west and 500 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 22, T. 29 N., R. 3 W.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116C—St. Francois Knobs and Basins
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B3—Eminence, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SV, RLT, JW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Killarney
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Killarney
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/25/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 15 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 39 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol) and 37 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from rhyolite over residuum weathered from rhyolite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.10 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter igneous, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/25/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

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    71 - 117

    - 46 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    2—33

    33—203

    71—117

    —33—

    —170—

    —46—
    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

    25

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    323

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    240

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter rhyolite fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017691
    E—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017692
    Bt1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017693
    Bt2—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter rhyolite fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU017694
    2Btx1—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) very cobbly loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular and 7.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter rhyolite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017695
    2Btx2—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); 80 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 20 percent brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 fine vesicular and 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter rhyolite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017696
    3Bt3—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine prismatic structure; firm; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter rhyolite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017697
    3Bt4—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; moderate fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU017698
    3Bt5—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 35 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter rhyolite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU017699