IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nixa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2000MO179068M
  • User Pedon ID: 2000MO179068M
  • Transect:
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0017968
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31425
  • 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: 37.3213306
  • Std. Longitude: -91.0287472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 82F—Clarksville-Scholten complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony73140—Clarksville-Scholten complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO179—Reynolds
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO179—Reynolds County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-C1—Corridon SE, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT,MM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Glossic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nixa
  • PSC - 25 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/28/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nixa
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, active, mesic Glossic Fragiudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/2000
  • 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: 8 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 55 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum and/or slope alluvium derived from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: strong weathered dolomite (dolostone)
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11
  • 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

    48 - 81

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    5—48

    48—81

    81—163

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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

    16

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    320

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    150

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # MU64682
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 7.0 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU022319
    E—18 to 48 centimeters (7.1 to 18.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 medium and coarse tubular and 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) organic stains on faces of peds; 55 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU022320
    2Btx—48 to 81 centimeters (18.9 to 31.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely firm*; brittle; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine to coarse interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on rock fragments; 35 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay depletions throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 65 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU022321
    3Bt1—81 to 132 centimeters (31.9 to 52.0 inches); 80 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/3) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely cobbly clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) clay films on rock fragments and 15 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU022322
    3Bt2—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); 80 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) extremely gravelly clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) clay films on rock fragments and 15 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU022323