IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharkey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MS125002
  • User Pedon ID: 99MS125002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0480
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11985
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS125—Sharkey
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS125—Sharkey County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.B. Ward, D. Wysocki
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharkey
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; moderate fine and medium granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02976. many fine interstitial pores between the granular and very fine angular blocky peds; common very fine, common fine and few medium and coarse roots (current year soybean plants) between peds and in desiccation cracks; many trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1 to 5 cm wide that extends through horizon; few fine distinct irregular shaped dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) masses of iron accumulation with sharp boundaries on faces of some peds and throughout matrix; few fine very dark brown (10YR 3/3) iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix.
    A—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; moderate very thick platy parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02977. few v.fine, few fine & occas. med. tubular pores in matrix; few v. fine, few fine & few med. roots in matrix, between plates & peds, in desiccation cracks & on slickenside faces; many trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1-4cm wide & extend through horizon; few intersecting slickensides that form med. & coarse wedge shaped aggregates; dip of slickensides typically 45-60 degrees from the horizontal & extend to the base of the Ap horizon, slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved; com. fine & prom. irregular shaped yellowish red(5YR 4/6,5/6) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries in matrix, on faces of some peds & lining some pores; few fine black(10YR 2/1) manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix.
    Bssg1—26 to 63 centimeters (10.2 to 24.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02978. few v.fine & fine tub. pores in matrix; few v.fine & fine roots in matrix between prisms, peds, in desiccation cracks & on some slickenside faces; many trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1-4cm wide & extending through hor.; com. inter. slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg. from the hor., slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & some have shiny gray(10YR5/1)clay accu. on faces; few pores lined w/gray(10YR5/1) clay accum.; many fine & few med. prom. irr. shaped brown(7.5YR4/4)& few fine prom. irr. shaped reddish brown(5YR4/3)& yellowish red(5YR5/6) masses of iron accum. w/diffuse bound. in matrix & on faces of some peds; few fine black(10YR2/1)mang. nodules w/sharp bound.
    Bssg2—63 to 101 centimeters (24.8 to 39.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02979. few v.fine & fine tub. pores in matrix; few v.fine & fine roots in matrix, between peds, in desiccation cracks & on slickenside faces; few trans- horiz. desiccation cracks 1-2cm wide & extending through hor.; com. inter. slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg. from the horiz., slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny dark gray(10YR 4/1)clay accum. on faces; few fine dist. dark brown(7.5YR 3/2)org. accum. along old root chan. & on slickenside faces; many fine, med. & co. prom. irreg. shaped dark reddish brown(2.5YR4/4)masses of iron accum. w/diffuse bound. in matrix & on faces of peds; few fine black(10YR 2/1)mang. nodules w/sharp bound. in matrix.
    Bssg3—101 to 113 centimeters (39.8 to 44.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02980. few v.fine & fine roots in matrix, between peds, in desiccation cracks & on some slickenside faces; few trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1-2cm wide & extending through horz.; com. inter. slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60deg. from the horz., slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny dark gray (10YR4/1)clay accum. on faces; few fine dist. dark brown(7.5YR3/2) org. accum. along root chan. & on some slickenside faces; occas. fine white (10YR8/1)calc. carb. nod. in matrix; com. fine prom. irreg. shaped dark brown(7.5YR3/4)& brown(7.5YR4/4)masses of iron accum. w/ diffuse bound. in matrix & on faces of some peds;few fine med. dist. brown(10YR5/3)iron dep
    Bssg4—113 to 131 centimeters (44.5 to 51.6 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate fine, and medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02981. few fine roots between peds, & on slickenside faces; com. intersecting slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60deg. from the hor., slickensides surfaces & polished & grooved & have shiny very dark gray(10YR3/1)clay accum. on faces; few desiccation cracks 1cm wide in upper part of hor.; few fine dist. dark brown(7.5YR 3/2)org. accum. on slickenside faces; v.few fine & med. light gray-white(10YR 7/1-8/1)cal. carb. nod. w/diffuse bound. in matrix efferv. violently w/10% HCL; two decayed roots 1cm in dia. exposed on pit face; com. fine prom. irreg. shaped brown (7.5YR4/4) & dark brown(7.5YR3/4) & few fine prom. dark reddish brown(5YR3/4) & reddish brown(5YR4/4)masses.
    Bsskg—131 to 163 centimeters (51.6 to 64.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots between peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02982. roots on slickenside faces; common intersecting slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg. from the horiz., slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny very dark gray (10YR3/1) clay accum. on faces; common med & co. light gray-white910YR7/1-8/1)cal. carb. nod. w/diffuse bound. throughout matrix efferv. violently w/10% HCL; carb. form a noticeable straight line parallel to hor. bound. at 133cm; few accum. of white(10YR8/1) gypsum in fine treads 1-2mm in dia. & 1-3cm long (crystals are visible under 14X magnification) on faces of some peds; few fine prom. irreg. shaped brown (7.5YR4/4) & strong brown(7.5YR4/6) masses of iron accu. w/diffuse bound.
    Bsskyg1—163 to 201 centimeters (64.2 to 79.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02983. few fine tubular pores in matrix; one decayed cypress root about 5cm in diam. at 180cm; slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg. dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg from horiz., slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny very dark gray accum. on faces; com. med. & co. light gray-white(10YR7/1-8/1)cal. carb. nod. w/diffuse bound. throughout matrix efferv. violently w/10% HCL; few accum. of white (10YR 8/1)gypsum in fine treads 1-3mm in dia. & 1-3cm long (crystals are visible under 14X magnification) on faces of some peds; com. med. & co. prom. irreg. shaped dark reddish brown(2.5YR3/4) & few fine & med. prom. reddish brown (5YR4/4)masses of iron accum. w/diffuse bound. in matrix.
    Bsskyg2—201 to 237 centimeters (79.1 to 93.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P02984. few fine tubular pores in matrix; slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggregates, dip of slickensides typically 45-60 degrees from the horizontal, slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny very dark gray(10YR3/1) clay accum. on faces; few med. & co. light gray-white (10YR 7/1-8/1)calcium carbonate nodules with diffuse boundaries throughout matrix that efferv. violently w/10% HCL; few accum. of white (10YR8/1)gypsum in fine treads 1-3mm in dia. & 1-3cm long (crystals are visible under 14X magnification) on faces of some peds; com. fine & med. prom. irreg. shaped reddish brown (5YR4/4) masses of iron accum. w/diffuse bound. in matrix and on faces of some peds.
    Bsskyg3—237 to 280 centimeters (93.3 to 110.2 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to fine and medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments. Lab sample # 00P02985. few fine tubular pores in matrix; few intersecting slickensides that form med. & co. wed. shaped aggreg., dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg. from the horizontal, slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny dark gray(10YR4/1)clay accum. on faces; few med. & co. light gray- white(10YR7/1-8/1)calcium carbonate nodules w/diffuse boun. throughout matrix efferv. violently w/10% HCL; few accum. of white(10YR8/1)gypsum in fine treads 1-2mm in dia. & 1-3cm long & nests of crystals (crystals are visible under 14X magnification) on faces of some peds, mainly in the upper part of the horizon; com. fine & med. prom. irreg. shaped reddish brown(5YR4/4)& few fine & med. prom. strong brown(7.5YR4/6)masses of iron