IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970MN091001(1385)
  • User Pedon ID: S1970MN091001(1385)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN1385
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47677
  • 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: 43.8154297
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3628998
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 104N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4NW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN091—Martin
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-G3—Truman SE, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Unknown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Cumulic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Marna
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Marna
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lacustrine deposits over gray till
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/), silty clay; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN138501; moist when described;
    A1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); black (N 2/), silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN138502; moist when described;
    A2—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); black (N 2/), silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN138503; moist when described;
    A3—46 to 51 centimeters (18.1 to 20.1 inches); black (N 2/), silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    A4—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN138504; moist when described;
    A5—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Cg1—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); gray (N 5/), silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 5 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    2Cg2—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 5 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats on surfaces along root channels; 33 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # MN138505; moist when described;