IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Eldon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1999MO131010M
  • User Pedon ID: 1999MO131010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9913110
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 38.3768688
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5830733
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T42N
  • Range: R15W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet N and 2580 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO131—Miller
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DV,TK,DW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Eldon
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 66 to 116 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over slope alluvium over residuum
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/12/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1C
  • 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 Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—66

    66—203

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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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    293

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063015
    A—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063016
    E—30 to 66 centimeters (11.8 to 26.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 70 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU063017
    2Bt1—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); 90 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU063018. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127199; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127199
    2Bt2—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); 80 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU063019. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127200; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127200
    2Bt3—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); 55 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 20 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU063020. The 10YR 7/2 colors are probably relic.; continuous - phpvsfiid 127201; continuous - phpvsfiid 127201
    2Bt4—160 to 203 centimeters (63.0 to 79.9 inches); 70 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) and 20 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 4 percent prominent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments. Lab sample # MU063021. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127202; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127202