IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pipestone

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: F2009MI121002

User Pedon ID: S09MI121002

Vegetation Plot ID: F2009MI121002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 10N0098

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24934

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: 43.2926407

Std. Longitude: -85.9693604

Datum: WGS84

Township: 10N

Range: 14W

Section: 4

PLSS Details: NE1/4 of NE1/4 of NE1/4

Location Description: 282 feet west and 282 feet south of NE corner of section 4

Map Unit: RsB—Rubicon sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Michigan

County: MI121—Muskegon

MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains

Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI121—Muskegon County, Michigan

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43085-C8—Bridgeton, Michigan

PEDON

Describers Name: Steve Tardy

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 2

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Pipestone

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/1/2009

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: sandy lacustrine deposits

Landform: lake plain

Geomorphic Component Flats: rise

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Complexity: complex

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/1/2009 (entry creation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon spodic horizon redox concentrations redox depletions with chroma 2 or less aquic conditions	0—10 10—18 18—132 33—48 157—	—- —- —- —- —-

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
1	—	—	216	—	220	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face sand; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N00346; observed in pit, small

E—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); 75 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face and 25 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) broken face sand; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 10N00347; observed in pit, small. Horizon occurs in 70% of the pit face.

Bs1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face and 40 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) broken face sand; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 7.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume weakly coherent cemented ortstein fragments fragments; noneffervescent; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 10N00348; observed in pit, small. Ortstien color is 7.5YR 3/4 moist.; Horizon occurs in 70% of the pit face.

Bs2—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face sand; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 7.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00349; observed in pit, small

Bs3—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 1 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00350; observed in pit, small

BC—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face sand; weak medium subangular blocky parts to single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine distinct spherical noncoherent cemented reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 7 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 7 percent coarse distinct spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 11 percent medium distinct spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 11 percent coarse distinct spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 11 percent very coarse distinct spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 10N00351; observed in pit, small

C1—71 to 132 centimeters (28.0 to 52.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine prominent weakly coherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 10N00352; observed in pit, small. At 45 inches (114 cm) there was a 2-3 inch band of Gravelly Sand with a color of 10YR 7/3 moist with 15% gravels.

C2—132 to 203 centimeters (52.0 to 79.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 10N00353; observed in auger, bucket