IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mora
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1963MN009001
  • User Pedon ID: 63MN009001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1733
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35891
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 37N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: SE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4
  • Location Description: Benton County, 300 feet N of rd and 900 feet E of fence between pasture and crops
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN009—Benton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.W. Anderson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Fragiboralfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mora
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Fragiboralfs
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1963
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1963 (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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and black (10YR 2/1) interior fine sandy loam, loam; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; structureless cloddy structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13722. LSL18848; few medium distinct 5YR32 mottles
    1A21g—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior fine sandy loam, sandy loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 11 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine faint mottles; weak and moderate fine platy structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13723. LSL18849; many bleached sand grains; common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles; common fine faint 10YR42 mottles; common fine faint 10YR32 mottles
    1A22g—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior fine sandy loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent dark gray (5YR 4/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium platy structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13724. LSL18850; more bleached sand grains than above; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 5YR41 mottles
    1A&B—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct and 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13725. LSL18851; vesicular; common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR42 mottles
    1B2—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; weak coarse platy structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13726. LSL18852; moderate clay films in patches on upper side of plates
    1Bx1—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam, sandy clay loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium faint and 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; weak coarse platy structure; friable; prominent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent prominent , moist, clay films on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13727. LSL18853; firm in place; common clay films surface features on upper surfaces of peds or stones; many medium faint 7.5YR44 mottles; many medium faint 5YR44 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213349; patchy - phpvsfiid 213349
    1Bx2—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent reddish gray (5YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; strong fine platy structure; friable; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13728. LSL18854; firm in place; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine faint 5YR44 mottles; few fine faint 5YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213351; patchy - phpvsfiid 213351
    1C1x—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; strong fine platy structure; friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13729. LSL18855; firm in place; effervesces with acid
    1C2x—152 to 193 centimeters (59.8 to 76.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; strong fine platy structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A13730. LSL18856; firm in place; effervesces with acid