IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mazaska
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN079002(2936)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN079002(2936)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2936
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48600
  • User Project ID: 2029-3
  • Project Name: MLRA 103 - Ice Contact and Moraine Investigation
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 44.3839798
  • Std. Longitude: -93.6839828
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 111N
  • Range: 24W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 790 feet east and 95 feet south of northwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN079—Le Sueur
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN079—Le Sueur County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44093-D6—Le Center, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Paulson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mazaska
  • PSC - 53 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/12/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mazaska
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey glaciolacustrine deposits over fine-loamy till
  • Landform: stagnation moraine
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/31/1979 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—53

    53—102

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    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

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/), clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN293601
    A1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); black (N 2/), clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN293602
    A2—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN293603
    Btg1—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine prismatic structure; firm; 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN293604
    Btg2—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 65 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN293605
    Btg3—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN293606
    BCg—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; 65 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN293607
    Cg—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) loam; friable; 65 percent olive (5Y 5/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 33 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # MN293608