IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nixa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203093M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203093M
  • User Site Association ID: 8611
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-72D1
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561393
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31744
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 37.2677083
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4152472
  • 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: ms
  • 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 30 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/7/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tonti
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 30 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: 47 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • 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

    30 - 79

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—15

    15—152

    30—79

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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

    9

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    244

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    120

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.9 medium and coarse roots; 7.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054713
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054714
    2Btx1—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 0.9 very fine and fine roots; 7.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films throughout and 35 percent faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt coats throughout; 50 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054715
    2Btx2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 0.1 fine roots; 7.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) silt coats throughout and 75 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats throughout; 60 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054716
    3Bt2—79 to 117 centimeters (31.1 to 46.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) extremely gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 7.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films throughout and 35 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt coats on rock fragments; 60 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054717
    3Bt3—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine to coarse tubular pores; 15 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films throughout and 35 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt coats throughout; 50 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054718
    3Bt4—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine and fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt coats throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU054719