IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Martisco
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S01IN141001
User Pedon ID:
S01IN141001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NSSL
Lab Pedon # -
02N0755
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
15571
Print Date:
12/4/2024
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:
41.6483333
Std. Longitude:
-86.3158056
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
37 N
Range:
2 E
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
650 feet south and 975 feet west from the NE corner
Location Description:
St. Joseph County, Indiana; about 1 mile southwest of South Bend
Map Unit:
MgdAN—Martisco muck, drained, 0 to 1 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Indiana
County:
IN141—St. Joseph
MLRA:
98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IN141—St. Joseph County, Indiana
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41086-F3—South Bend West, Indiana
PEDON
Describers Name:
David Gehring, Shane McBurnett, Rick Neilson
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, carbonatic, mesic Histic Humaquepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Windows Pedon
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Martisco
PSC -
30 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/26/2007
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
ninth edition
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Martisco
Classificaton Date -
9/13/2001
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
organic material over marl
Landform:
outwash plain
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Slope Position:
depression
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
very poorly
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/13/2001 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
27
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
close-grown crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
Current Weather -
partly cloudy
Current Air Temp -
20
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
histic epipedon
marl
0—30
30—203
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—-
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
0
—
—
216.4
—
0
889
—
146
9.5
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—
—
—
—
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—
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—
Op—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); black (N 2.5/0) rubbed muck; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 20 percent prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist, carbonate coats throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N03803; observed in pit, small
Lma1—30 to 66 centimeters (11.8 to 26.0 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 10 percent prominent black (N 2.5/0), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 20 percent prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains throughout; 20 percent fine prominent yellow (10YR 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03804; observed in pit, small
Lma2—66 to 97 centimeters (26.0 to 38.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 10 percent prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains throughout; 10 percent fine prominent yellow (10YR 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03805; observed in pit, small
Lma3—97 to 125 centimeters (38.2 to 49.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 10 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, organic stains throughout; 10 percent fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N03806; observed in pit, small
Lma4—125 to 150 centimeters (49.2 to 59.1 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 10 percent medium prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N03807; observed in pit, small
Lma5—150 to 168 centimeters (59.1 to 66.1 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 5 percent medium prominent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions throughout; 10 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N03808; observed in pit, small
Lma6—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior marly material; structureless massive; friable; 20 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 5 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 02N03809; observed in pit, small