IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Glencoe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN091004 (2778)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN091-004 (2778)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2778
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48603
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 43.6625099
  • Std. Longitude: -94.4942169
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 102N
  • Range: 31W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 1150 feet north and 450 feet west of southeast corner
  • 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-F4—Fairmont, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MATZDORF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Glencoe
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Glencoe
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: brown till
  • Landform: depression on till plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    A1—0 to 38 centimeters (0.0 to 15.0 inches); black (N 2/), clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277801; moist when described;
    A2—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); black (5Y 2.5/1) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN277802; moist when described;
    ABg—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN277803; moist when described;
    Bg—104 to 135 centimeters (40.9 to 53.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; moderately sticky; 5 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent greenish gray (5BG 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine olive (5Y 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277804; wet when described;
    Cg—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; moderately sticky; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7. Lab sample # MN277805; wet when described;