IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Formdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957MN149002
  • User Pedon ID: 57MN149002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1715
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35873
  • Print Date: 1/28/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 125N
  • Range: 42W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: SW NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Stevens County, MN.
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN149—Stevens

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A.S. Robertson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Calcic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Formdale
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Formdale
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior clay loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13571. 6092
    1B21—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13572. 6093; tongues of Ap material extend into this horizon; common worm casts concentrations; continuous - phpvsfiid 213318; continuous - phpvsfiid 213318
    1B22—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior clay loam; moderate and strong medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium blocky structure; friable, slightly plastic; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13573. 6094; the soil mass does not effervesce with HC1, but there are small spots which do and these are variable in extent; some tongues of Ap material extend into this horizon; few worm casts concentrations; continuous - phpvsfiid 213319; continuous - phpvsfiid 213319
    1Cca—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior clay loam; structureless massive; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13574. 6095; lime is segregated in threads and seams and soft concretions
    1Cca2—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior clay loam; structureless massive, and weak fine subangular blocky; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 40A13575. 6096; lime is segregated in threads, seams and soft lime concretions
    1C1—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior clay loam; structureless massive, and weak fine subangular blocky; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 40A13576. 6097; lime is generally disseminated but some exists in threads
    1C2—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint mottles; structureless massive; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 40A13577. 6098; horizontal cleavage is noticeable; lime is generally disseminated but some exists in threads; few fine faint 2.5Y54 mottles
    1C3—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay loam; structureless massive; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 40A13578. 6099; horizontal cleavage is noticeable; lime is generally disseminated but some exists in threads