IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Normania
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MN1273275
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MN1273275
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN3275
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48737
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 44.2414017
  • Std. Longitude: -95.3264389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 109N
  • Range: 37W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet east and 600 feet north of southwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN127—Redwood
  • 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: MN127—Redwood County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44095-B3—Lamberton, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SW EXP STA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • 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 - Normania
  • PSC - 0 to 0 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Normania
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/8/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/8/1980 (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
    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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN327501; moist when described;
    A—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN327502; moist when described;
    Bw1—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN327503; moist when described;
    Bw2—58 to 86 centimeters (22.8 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN327504; moist when described;
    Bk—86 to 97 centimeters (33.9 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 5 percent 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4), moist, iron stains on all faces of peds; 33 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN327505; moist when described;
    C—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; friable; 5 percent 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4), moist, iron stains on all faces of peds; 33 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # MN327506; moist when described;