IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL081029
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL081029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1119
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64155
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: T1-S18
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL081—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1990 (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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    4Btb5—0 centimeters (0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P07475. bottom of core
    4Cr—0 centimeters (0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P07475. no sample
    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07475. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many fine and medium roots throughout
    E—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07476. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; few medium faint 10YR54 mottles
    EB—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07477. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bt1—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron stains on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07478. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common iron stains surface features on faces of peds; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234559; continuous - phpvsfiid 234560; continuous - phpvsfiid 234559; continuous - phpvsfiid 234560
    Bt2—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07479. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few fine prominent 5YR54 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234561; continuous - phpvsfiid 234562; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234561; continuous - phpvsfiid 234562
    Bt3—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular barite crystals; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07480. few fine barite crystals concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234563; continuous - phpvsfiid 234564; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234563; continuous - phpvsfiid 234564
    2Bt4—114 to 135 centimeters (44.9 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07481. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234565
    2Bt5—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07482. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234566; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234566
    2Bt6—160 to 196 centimeters (63.0 to 77.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07483. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234567; continuous - phpvsfiid 234567
    3Btb1—196 to 226 centimeters (77.2 to 89.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07484. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234568; continuous - phpvsfiid 234568
    3Btb2—226 to 251 centimeters (89.0 to 98.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium faint mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07485. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234569; continuous - phpvsfiid 234569
    3Btb3—251 to 279 centimeters (98.8 to 109.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07486. chert pebbles; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine prominent 10YR51 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227937; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227937
    4Btb4—279 to 328 centimeters (109.8 to 129.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07487. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR61 mottles; many fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227938; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227938