IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Malbis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AL131001
  • User Pedon ID: 81AL131001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0362
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49206
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 32.0238876
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3163910
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 0.3 mile S of Lower Coastal Plains Experiment Farm entrance on AL Hwy 28 in SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4
  • State: Alabama
  • County: AL131—Wilcox
  • MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brown and Meetze
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Malbis
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Malbis
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Paleudult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01915. common fine and medium roots
    1A2—12 to 26 centimeters (4.7 to 10.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent , moist, organic stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01916. few organic coats surface features; common fine and medium roots
    1B21t—26 to 68 centimeters (10.2 to 26.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01917. About 3 percent by volume of fine nodules of plinthite.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine and medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 214866; continuous - phpvsfiid 214866
    1B22t—68 to 100 centimeters (26.8 to 39.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) medium distinct and 11 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct and 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01918. About 12 percent by volume of nodular plinthite; 0.5 to 1.5 cm in diameter. Slightly compact.; few fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR63 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5YR48 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR74 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214867; patchy - phpvsfiid 214867
    1B23t—100 to 122 centimeters (39.4 to 48.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior loam; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01919. Slightly compact.; few medium roots; common medium prominent 2.5YR48 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214868; patchy - phpvsfiid 214868
    1B24t—122 to 145 centimeters (48.0 to 57.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) interior and red (2.5YR 4/8) interior loam; weak very coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine tubular pores; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01920. Slightly compact.; patchy - phpvsfiid 214869; patchy - phpvsfiid 214869
    1B25t—145 to 204 centimeters (57.1 to 80.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) interior and red (2.5YR 4/8) interior loam; weak very coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P01921. Slightly compact; few isolated pockets of gray 10YR 6/1 clay, 1 to 3 cm in diameter.; patchy - phpvsfiid 214870; patchy - phpvsfiid 214870
    1B26t—204 to 255 centimeters (80.3 to 100.4 inches); red (10R 4/8) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P01922. The iron is in isolated pockets 1 to 2 cm in diameter; compact.; few soft masses of iron concentrations; many medium prominent 10YR61 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 214871; patchy - phpvsfiid 214871