IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ava
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991IL055016
  • User Pedon ID: 91IL055016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64049
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • LOCATION

  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL055—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ava
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ava
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1991 (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
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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06433. common fine roots throughout
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 55 percent prominent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06434. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many organic coats surface features; common fine roots throughout; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 227364; patchy - phpvsfiid 227364
    BE—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 55 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, skeletans and 55 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06435. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; many clay films surface features; common fine roots throughout; common fine and medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227365; continuous - phpvsfiid 227366; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227365; continuous - phpvsfiid 227366
    Bt1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, skeletans and 55 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06436. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; many clay films surface features; common fine roots throughout; many fine and medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227367; continuous - phpvsfiid 227368; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227367; continuous - phpvsfiid 227368
    Bt2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, skeletans and 15 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains and 55 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06437. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; many clay films surface features; few iron stains surface features; common fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine and medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234342; continuous - phpvsfiid 234343; patchy - phpvsfiid 234344; patchy - phpvsfiid 234342; continuous - phpvsfiid 234343; patchy - phpvsfiid 234344
    2Btx3—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, skeletans and 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine irregular barite crystals; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06438. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine barite crystals concentrations; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; few clay films surface features; few fine roots between peds; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234345; patchy - phpvsfiid 234346; patchy - phpvsfiid 234345; patchy - phpvsfiid 234346
    2Btx4—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films and 37 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06439. 1% chert; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; few clay films surface features; few very fine roots between peds; few medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; many coarse prominent 7.5YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234347; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234348; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234347; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234348
    2Btx5—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt loam; 30 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) medium mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 15 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 11 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses and 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06440. 1% chert; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features; many medium 7.5YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234349; patchy - phpvsfiid 234349
    3Bt6—81 to 86 centimeters (31.9 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 30 percent coarse irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine irregular barite crystals; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06441. 1% quartz chert; many coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine barite crystals concentrations; few clay films surface features; many medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234350; patchy - phpvsfiid 234350
    3Bt7—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine prominent mottles; very strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 30 percent coarse irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine irregular barite crystals; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06442. many coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine barite crystals concentrations; few clay films surface features; few fine prominent 2.5Y62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234351; patchy - phpvsfiid 234351
    3Bt8—97 to 109 centimeters (38.2 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06443. 2% chert; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features; few clay films surface features; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234352; patchy - phpvsfiid 234353; patchy - phpvsfiid 234352; patchy - phpvsfiid 234353
    3Bt9—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay loam; 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, clay films and 15 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06444. 2% chert; few coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay films surface features; few clay films surface features; many medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234354; patchy - phpvsfiid 234355; patchy - phpvsfiid 234354; patchy - phpvsfiid 234355
    3Bt10—140 to 147 centimeters (55.1 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse platy, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06445. 2% chert; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features; common coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 227369; patchy - phpvsfiid 227369
    3Bt11—147 to 157 centimeters (57.9 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 30 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06446. 2% chert; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay films surface features; common coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 2.5Y62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 227370; patchy - phpvsfiid 227370
    4B1—157 to 168 centimeters (61.8 to 66.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; 30 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium prominent mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent dark bluish gray (5B 4/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent prominent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses and 11 percent fine irregular iron concretions; 3 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06447. 2% chert; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine iron concretions concentrations; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; many medium prominent 2.5Y64 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227371; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227372; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227371; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227372