IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Scholten
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO055007M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO055007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9705507
  • Print Date: 12/10/2025

    • 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: 37.9308714
  • Std. Longitude: -91.1957884
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO055—Crawford
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: sl, ds, js, jf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scholten
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/17/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or slope alluvium and/or slope alluvium and/or residuum weathered from sandstone and/or residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/17/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 2-3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 very fine to coarse roots; 2.0 interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057049
    Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 very fine to coarse roots; 2.0 interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057050
    Bt2—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine to medium roots; 2.0 interstitial and tubular pores; 26 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume angular limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057051
    2Bt3—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); 80 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 15 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 5 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak thin platy structure; friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots; 2.0 interstitial pores; 26 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume quartzite fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057052
    2Btx—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); 50 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse and very coarse prismatic parts to weak thin platy structure; very firm; 6.0 fine and medium roots top of horizon and 6.0 roots between peds; skeletans over cutans and 6 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057053. 3 to 12 inches between gray seams. Gray seams very irregular due to coarse frag content. 90 per cent brittle.
    3Bt1—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); 95 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.9 interstitial pores; 51 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057054
    4Bt2—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); red (10R 4/8) very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.9 interstitial pores; 26 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057055
    4Bt3—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 interstitial pores; 51 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057056. Coarse frags were highly weathered.
    5Bt4—147 to 175 centimeters (57.9 to 68.9 inches); 30 percent light gray (5Y 7/2) and 60 percent pale yellow (5Y 7/4) and 5 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 5 percent dark red (10R 3/6) clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.1 interstitial pores; 51 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057057. Coarse frags were highly weathered.
    5Bt5—175 to 203 centimeters (68.9 to 79.9 inches); 90 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) cobbly sandy clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.1 interstitial pores; 51 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU057058. Chert cobbles were highly decomposed.