IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): SHARKEY
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1945MS143018
  • User Pedon ID: S1945MS143018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4831
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41522
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: About 20 rods south of graveled road, NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS143—Tunica
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS143—Tunica County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. C. Carter, W. A. Cole, and Frank Scott
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 18
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SHARKEY
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1945
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1945 (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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A36682
    A12—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive, and weak coarse subangular blocky; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A36683
    C1—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A36684
    C2G—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments. Lab sample # 40A36685