IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GOESSEL
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959KS015002
  • User Pedon ID: S1959KS015002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1788
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35946
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 37.9647217
  • Std. Longitude: -97.1347198
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 100 yards N and 50 yards W of E 1/4 corner
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS015—Butler
  • MLRA: 75—Central Loess Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS015—Butler County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. L. Penner and M. Stout Jr.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udic Pellusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GOESSEL
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goessel
  • Classificaton Date - 5/11/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/11/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches);, black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay; weak fine granular structure; firm; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14249
    A1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; clay films and 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14250. Slickensides oriented about 45 degrees.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186408; continuous - phpvsfiid 186408
    AC1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; distinct clay films and 30 percent clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14251. Slickensides have a 45 degree angle.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186410; continuous - phpvsfiid 186410
    AC2—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; clay; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; distinct clay films and 75 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; very slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14252. Common dark gray, fine vertical and horizontal seams or filled cracks; few unstained quartz gravels on peds.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186412; continuous - phpvsfiid 186412
    C1—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches);, dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist; clay; 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint and 3 percent gray (N 5/0) fine faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; clay films; 3 percent fine weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14253. Few vertical seams of dark gray, about 1/4 inch wide.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186414; continuous - phpvsfiid 186414
    C2—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay; 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint and 21 percent gray (N 5/0) fine faint mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14254. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186415; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186415
    C3—137 to 160 centimeters (53.9 to 63.0 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay; 21 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) faint and 21 percent gray (N 5/0) faint mottles; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A14255. Many coarser, unstained quartz grains.
    C4—160 to 208 centimeters (63.0 to 81.9 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) distinct mottles; very firm; 3 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A14256. Augered.
    C1ca—208 to 244 centimeters (81.9 to 96.1 inches);, olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) distinct mottles; very firm; 75 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 21 percent carbonate concretions and 21 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A14257. Augered.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186416; continuous - phpvsfiid 186416
    C2ca—244 to 269 centimeters (96.1 to 105.9 inches);, light gray (5Y 7/2), moist; silty clay; 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) distinct mottles; 75 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 21 percent carbonate concretions and 21 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 40A14258. Augered; continuous.; continuous - phpvsfiid 186417; continuous - phpvsfiid 186417