IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nixa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203091M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203091M
  • User Site Association ID: 8624
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-75D1
  • Transect Stop Number - 7
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561391
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31746
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 37.2674028
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4133639
  • 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-C4—Round Spring, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Glossic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nixa
  • PSC - 25 to 38 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tonti
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 38 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/16/1995
  • 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: 46 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/16/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • 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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    38 - 64

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

    ochric epipedon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    38—64

    38—152

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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

    7

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    232

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 7.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054698
    E—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054699
    2Btx1—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); very gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 3.0 medium roots and 0.9 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 35 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats throughout; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054700
    2Btx2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) very gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 35 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent pink (7.5YR 7/3) silt coats throughout; 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054701
    3Bt1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films throughout and 75 percent prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) silt coats throughout; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054702
    3Bt2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent pink (7.5YR 7/3) silt coats on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054703
    3Bt3—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films throughout and 75 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054704
    3Bt4—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); 80 percent red (10R 4/6) and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 35 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on rock fragments and 75 percent faint red (10R 4/6) clay films throughout and 75 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU054705