IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goss
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO203033M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO203033M
  • User Site Association ID: 8609
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-72C1
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9861333
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31614
  • Print Date: 3/13/2025

    • 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: 37.1085778
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3183278
  • 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-A3—Winona, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM,RLT,SE,MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goss
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/18/2020
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Portia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/26/1998
  • 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: 28 Strongly contrasting textural stratification (depth in inches) and 32 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum and/or slope alluvium derived from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Bedrock: dolomite (dolostone)
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/26/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—15

    15—203

    71—

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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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    271

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    242

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine to coarse interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061608
    BA—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); 40 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061609
    Bt1—36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots; 7.0 medium tubular pores; 20 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061610
    2Bt2—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) very gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on rock fragments; 45 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061611
    2Bt3—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) very gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 50 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061612
    2Bt4—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) silt coats on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061613
    2Bt5—147 to 175 centimeters (57.9 to 68.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt coats on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU061614
    2Bt6—175 to 203 centimeters (68.9 to 79.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) very gravelly clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU061615