IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharkey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MS151012
  • User Pedon ID: 99MS151012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0493
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11998
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 33.3277206
  • Std. Longitude: -91.0160294
  • 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 #: 12
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; weak coarse granular structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 00P03094
    Bssg1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent pressure faces and 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic) and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions and 3 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 00P03095
    Bssg2—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); 40 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 30 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 30 percent pressure faces and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 00P03096. the areas with dark gray colors are iron depletions and the areas with yellowish brown colors are masses of iron accumulation.
    Bssg3—56 to 97 centimeters (22.0 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 30 percent pressure faces and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions and 21 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03097
    Bssg4—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 30 percent pressure faces and 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions and 21 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03098
    Bssyg—132 to 198 centimeters (52.0 to 78.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 75 percent pressure faces and 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions and 21 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 00P03099. common fine gypsum crystals on faces of peds and in pore linings.
    B'ssg—198 to 224 centimeters (78.0 to 88.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 75 percent pressure faces and 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) manganese concretions and 21 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03100. few fine gypsum crystals on faces of peds and in pore linings.