IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MEXICO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2006MO139054
  • User Pedon ID: 2006MO139054
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M0613954
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 30326
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 38.9046667
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4904722
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T48N
  • Range: R5W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet West and 705 feet South from the North East corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO139—Montgomery
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO603—Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38091-H4—New Florence, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Amber Marshaus, Mike Chalfant, Greg Caldwell, Wyn Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Missouri Pedon
  • Pedon #: 54
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MEXICO
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • PSC - 0 to 0 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/6/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess derived from mixed over clayey till derived from mixed
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: divide
  • Anthropogenic Feature: ditch
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Recent Stage formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/6/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 38091h4sw
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion gully
    • 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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    254.8

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 10.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027711; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—38 to 117 centimeters (15.0 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027712; observed in pit, small
    2Btgssb1—117 to 213 centimeters (46.1 to 83.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) broken face silty clay; strong fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 3 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) and 30 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces and 55 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU027713; observed in pit, small
    2Btgssb2—213 to 254 centimeters (83.9 to 100.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) broken face clay; moderate fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 2 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) and 20 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces and 40 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Btb1—254 to 284 centimeters (100.0 to 111.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face clay; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 6 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces and 30 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Btb2—284 to 427 centimeters (111.8 to 168.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 3 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces and 20 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bkb1—427 to 500 centimeters (168.1 to 196.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 3 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films and 6 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter greenstone fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bkb2—500 to 579 centimeters (196.9 to 228.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; weak fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 5 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Bkb3—579 to 671 centimeters (228.0 to 264.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay loam; weak fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 3 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats and 4 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BC—671 to 823 centimeters (264.2 to 324.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate thick platy structure; very firm; 1 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 4 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2CB—823 to 935 centimeters (324.0 to 368.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face silty clay loam; structureless massive, and moderate thick platy; very firm; 1 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C—935 to 1006 centimeters (368.1 to 396.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay; massive; very firm; 1 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Cd—1006 to 1219 centimeters (396.1 to 479.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay; massive; very firm; 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small