IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arkana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO051114
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO051114
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9705108
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33559
  • Print Date: 2/2/2025

    • 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: 38.4310878
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3952883
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Range: R13W
  • Section: 32
  • Location Description: T43N R13W sec.32 Schulte
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO051—Cole
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KOD, GDC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Arkana
  • PSC - 36 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/22/2014
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arkana
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, active, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 36 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/22/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/22/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6-36
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—36

    36—84

    84—0

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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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    250

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    80

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056970
    A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 9.0 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056971
    E—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056972
    Bt1—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent prominent manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU056973. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147991; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147992; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147991; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147992
    2Bt2—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 70 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine irregular yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056974. continuous - phpvsfiid 147993; continuous - phpvsfiid 147993
    2Bt3—76 to 84 centimeters (29.9 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent fine irregular pale brown (10YR 6/3) lime masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU056975. Root mat on top of dolomite. 10YR 6/3 color is from weathered dolomite.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147994; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 147994
    R—84 centimeters (33.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.