IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Viraton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1997MO213016M
User Pedon ID:
1997MO213016
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M8821318
Print Date:
12/17/2024
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:
36.6601980
Std. Longitude:
-93.2434010
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T23N
Range:
R21W
Section:
30
PLSS Details:
1025 feet N and 1200 feet W of the SE corner
Location Description:
1,025 feet north and 1,200 feet west of the southeast corner of Sec. 30, T. 23 N., R. 21 W.
Map Unit:
81B—Viraton silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes73008—Viraton silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO213—Taney
MLRA:
116A—Ozark Highland
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO213—Taney County, Missouri
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
36093-F2—Branson, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
entered by BE
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
PSC -
10 to 60 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2012
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
oxyaquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
10 to 60 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/25/1997
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
SITE
Parent Material:
loess over pedisediment over residuum weathered from limestone and dolomite
Landscape:
hills
Landform:
hillslope
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/25/1997 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
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
66 - 130
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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—10
10—152
66—130
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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
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Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU034213
Bt1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU034214. Clay films were assumed to be present because of large enough clay pickup to be considered part of the argillic. Horizon designation was changed from E to Bt1.
Bt2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU034215
Bt3—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU034216
Bt4—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU034217
2Btx1—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; massive; very firm; brittle; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter chert fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU034218. Previous series descriptions have used 2Ex as the first horizon in the fragipan followed by a 2Btx. Further study has shown that these horizons do contain evidence of clay illuviation and should be considered part of the argillic, even if the clay decreases. It is assumed that the clay increased in these horizons relative to the original surface.
2Btx2—81 to 130 centimeters (31.9 to 51.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; massive; very firm; brittle; 30 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter chert fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU034219
3Bt—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) extremely cobbly clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 80 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter chert fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU034220