IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharkey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MS151010
  • User Pedon ID: 99MS151010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0491
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11996
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 33.3295822
  • Std. Longitude: -91.0173035
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS151—Washington
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS151—Washington County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharkey
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; strong fine and medium granular structure; firm; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 00P03080. many fine interstitial pores between the granular peds; few very fine, few fine and few medium 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 (observed from surface); few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation in matrix.
    A—12 to 37 centimeters (4.7 to 14.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay; strong very thick platy parts to strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03081. pores in matrix; roots between plates and in desiccation cracks; common trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1 to 4 cm wide extending through horizon (observed from surface); few fine and medium prominent irregular shaped strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and few fine prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries in matrix and between some plates; few fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix.
    Bssg1—37 to 101 centimeters (14.6 to 39.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03082. pores in matrix; roots between prisms, in desiccation cracks and on slickenside faces; common trans-horizon desiccation cracks 1 to 4 cm wide and extending through horizon(observed from surface);common slickensides; dip of slickensides typically 45-60 degrees from the horizontal; slickenside surfaces are polished and grooved and have shiny very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay accumulations 1-3 mm thick on faces; common fine, medium and coarse prominent irregular shaped brown (7.5Yr 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulations with diffuse boundaries in matrix; few fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix. Also has depth of 64-101 with sample number of 00P3083.
    Bssg2—101 to 130 centimeters (39.8 to 51.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03084. pores in matrix; roots between peds and on slickenside faces; common slickensides; dip of slickensides typically 45-60 degrees from the horizontal; slickenside surfaces are polished and grooved and have shiny very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay accumulations 1-3 mm thick on faces; common fine and medium prominent irregular shaped brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and few fine prominent irregular shaped reddish brown (5YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation with diffuse boundaries in matrix; few fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese nodules in matrix.
    Bssyg—130 to 190 centimeters (51.2 to 74.8 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03085. roots in matrix; common slickensides, dip of slickensides typically 45-60 deg. from the horizontal, slickenside typically 45-60 deg. from the horizontal, slickenside surfaces are polished & grooved & have shiny very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay accum. 1-3 mm thick on faces; common white masses of gypsum accum. on faces of peds in nests of very fine crystals & threads of very fine crystals common medium and coarse prominent irregular shaped brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of iron accum. with diffuse boundaries in matrix and on faces of most peds; few fine black(10YR 2/1)manganese nodules with sharp boundaries in matrix Also has depth of 160-190 and sample number of 00P3086.
    Bsskg—190 to 248 centimeters (74.8 to 97.6 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 00P03087