IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964IL131001
  • User Pedon ID: S1964IL131001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 64IL131001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20558
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 41.0970666
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5700447
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 580 feet N & 31 feet W of SE corner
  • Location Description: 580FT N of SE corner of Sec.23,then 31FT W of center of oiled road
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL131—Mercer
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL131—Mercer County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Herman L. Wascher, Burt W. Ray, and Joe D. Alexander
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Pachic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 66 to 116 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—66

    66—152

    —66—

    —86—
    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

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    224

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; cloddy structure; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19606
    A1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19607
    A2—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19608
    BA—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19609
    Bt1—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19610. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253007; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253007
    Bt2—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19611, IL19612. Horizon split for sampling: IL19611 81 to 97 cm, IL19612 97 to 112 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253008; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253008
    Btg1—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19613. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253005; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253005
    Btg2—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 roots; 6.0 fine pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19614. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253006; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253006
    C1—152 to 234 centimeters (59.8 to 92.1 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and reddish brown (10YR 6/2) and yellowish red (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 25 percent fine brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19615, IL19618, IL19616, IL19617. Horizon split for sampling: IL19615 152 to 173 cm, IL19616 173 to 193 cm, IL19617 193 to 213 cm, IL19618 213 to 234 cm.
    C2—234 to 305 centimeters (92.1 to 120.1 inches); variegated light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt; massive; friable; 25 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, and very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19619, IL19622, IL19620, IL19621. Horizon split for sampling: IL19619 234 to 251 cm, IL19620 251 to 269 cm, IL19621 269 to 287 cm, IL19622 287 to 305 cm.
    2Ab—305 to 411 centimeters (120.1 to 161.8 inches); variegated 80 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 20 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) silt loam; massive; firm; 25 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19623, IL19628, IL19624, IL19625, IL19626, IL19627. Horizon split for sampling: IL19623 305 to 323 cm, IL19624 323 to 340 cm, IL19625 340 to 358 cm, IL19626 358 to 376 cm, IL19627 376 to 394 cm, IL19628 394 to 411 cm.
    2Bb—411 to 445 centimeters (161.8 to 175.2 inches); variegated dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; massive, and weak medium subangular blocky; firm; 25 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1. Lab sample # IL19629