IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Martin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991KS073001
  • User Pedon ID: 91KS073001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0836
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63874
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.8647232
  • Std. Longitude: -96.3963852
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25S
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 22
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS073—Greenwood

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Watts, P. Fennell, C. Franks
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Martin
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Vertic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    90

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    A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05075. few medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
    A2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05076. many fine roots throughout
    BA—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; , moist, pressure faces; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05077. common fine roots throughout
    Bt1—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; faint , moist, pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05078. few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; many very fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 234225; continuous - phpvsfiid 234225
    Bt2—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; prominent , moist, pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05079. few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234226; continuous - phpvsfiid 234226
    Bss1—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) crushed clay; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 55 percent prominent , moist, pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05080. few iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many pressure faces surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; many fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234227; continuous - phpvsfiid 234227
    Bssk—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) crushed clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05081. few carbonate concretions concentrations; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bss—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) crushed clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05082. no organic stains; common iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    C1—140 to 155 centimeters (55.1 to 61.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05083. few very fine roots throughout; many medium prominent 2.5Y56 mottles
    C2—155 to 180 centimeters (61.0 to 70.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; massive; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 91P05084. few very fine roots throughout