IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): TUNICA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MS143001
  • User Pedon ID: 99MS143001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0648
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11507
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 34.6845016
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4113083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS143—Tunica
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS143—Tunica County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - TUNICA
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/9/1999 (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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine roots; 3 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04426
    A1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04427
    A2—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P04428
    Ab—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04429
    Bg1b—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04430
    Bg2b—58 to 99 centimeters (22.8 to 39.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P04431
    Bg3b—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 3 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent medium brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 99P04432