IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Muscatune
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1975IL131001
User Pedon ID:
S1975IL131001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
75IL131001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20589
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
41.0968582
Std. Longitude:
-90.5700447
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
13N
Range:
2W
Section:
23
PLSS Details:
505 feet N & 31 feet W of SE corner
Location Description:
505FT N of Sec.line fence,31FT W of oiled road center,16FT W of fence
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:
JSL, Joe B. Fehrenbacher, TSH
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Pachic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
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 -
5/1/1975
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:
5/1/1975 (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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—
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270
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; cloddy structure; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24111, IL24112. Horizon split for sampling: IL24111 0 to 13 cm, IL24112 13 to 25 cm.
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; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24113, IL24114. Horizon split for sampling: IL24113 25 to 36 cm, IL24114 36 to 43 cm.
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; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24115, IL24116. Horizon split for sampling: IL24115 43 to 48 cm, IL24116 48 to 53 cm.
AB—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; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24117, IL24118. Horizon split for sampling: IL24117 53 to 58 cm, IL24118 58 to 66 cm.
Bt1—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate very 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; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24119, IL24120. Horizon split for sampling: IL24119 66 to 74 cm, IL24120 74 to 81 cm.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253025; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253025
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 fine 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; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24121, IL24122. Horizon split for sampling: IL24121 81 to 97 cm, IL24122 97 to 112 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253024; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253024
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; neutral, pH 6.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24123. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253022; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253022
Btg2—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 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 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; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24124. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253023; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253023
Cg—152 to 218 centimeters (59.8 to 85.8 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 25 percent fine weak red (7.5R 4/4), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL24125, IL24128, IL24126, IL24127. Horizon split for sampling: IL24125 152 to 173 cm, IL24126 173 to 193 cm, IL24127 193 to 213 cm, IL24128 213 to 218 cm.