IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Konza
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991KS061002
  • User Pedon ID: 91KS061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1029
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64066
  • 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: 39.0727768
  • Std. Longitude: -96.5822220
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 3800 feet E and 200 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS061—Geary
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller, C. Watts, and M. Ransom
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Konza
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1991 (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
    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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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06658. many fine roots throughout
    A2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 55 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) skeletans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06659. few fine worm casts concentrations; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 227520; continuous - phpvsfiid 227520
    Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; silty clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 5.5 fine roots between peds; 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06660. common discontinuous distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry silt coatings on tops and upper vertical sides of prisms; common cracks less than 1 cm thick about 5 cm apart; common fine worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few medium roots between peds; many fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227521; continuous - phpvsfiid 227522; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227521; continuous - phpvsfiid 227522
    Bt2—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; silty clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06661. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227523; continuous - phpvsfiid 227524; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227523; continuous - phpvsfiid 227524
    Btk1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine spherical worm casts and 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate nodules; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06662. common fine and medium carbonate nodules concentrations; few fine worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; many fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227526; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227525; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227526
    2Btk2—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/3) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent distinct carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06663. matrix is noncalcareous; 1% by volume angular chert fragments 2-20 mm in diameter, 4% angular chert fragments 20-50 mm in diameter; few fine worm casts concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 227529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227527; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227528; continuous - phpvsfiid 227529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227527; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227528
    2Btk3—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06664. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227531; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227532; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227531; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227532
    3Bt1—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, skeletans on all faces of peds and 37 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06665. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227533; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227534; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227535; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227533; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227534; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227535
    3Bt2—97 to 107 centimeters (38.2 to 42.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior, reddish brown (5YR 4/3) exterior, dry; gravelly silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06666. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227536; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227536
    3Bt3—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior, reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dry; very gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) clay films on rock fragments and 55 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06667. 50% by volume angular chert fragments, 15% 20-75 mm in diameter, 35% less than 20 mm in diameter; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few clay films surface features on rock fragments; few fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 227537; continuous - phpvsfiid 227538; continuous - phpvsfiid 227537; continuous - phpvsfiid 227538
    4Bt4—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior very gravelly silty clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 55 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06668. common medium and coarse very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay bodies; few weathered chert fragments, 75% by volume angular chert fragments, 15% 2-20 mm, 30% 20-75 mm, 20% 75-250 mm in diameter; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few clay films surface features on rock fragments; few fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227540; continuous - phpvsfiid 227539; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227540; continuous - phpvsfiid 227539
    4R—147 to 150 centimeters (57.9 to 59.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P06669. Florence limestone member of the Barneston limestone formation