IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Albers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL027266
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL027266
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0644
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62577
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 38.5074997
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4577789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 1980 feet E and 158 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL027—Clinton
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DBG
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 266
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Albers
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; masses of oxidized iron; calcite crystals; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03831
    BE—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; masses of oxidized iron; calcite crystals; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03832. many fine faint 10YR43 mottles
    2Bt1—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; 55 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; plinthite nodules; calcite crystals; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03833. many coats surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Bt2—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 55 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; plinthite nodules and masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03834. many coats surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2Bt3—99 to 124 centimeters (39.0 to 48.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm; 55 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; iron-manganese masses; lime masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03835. many coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR51 mottles
    2Btg1—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; plinthite nodules; lime masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03836. common coats surface features on faces of peds; many fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    2Btg2—152 to 165 centimeters (59.8 to 65.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm; 2 percent faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; calcite crystals and lime masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. very few coats surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    2BCg—165 to 180 centimeters (65.0 to 70.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate thin platy structure; firm; plinthite nodules; lime masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    3Cg1—180 to 229 centimeters (70.9 to 90.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; firm; plinthite nodules; lime masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    3Cg2—229 to 259 centimeters (90.2 to 102.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; firm; plinthite nodules and iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles