IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986IL187024
  • User Pedon ID: S1986IL187024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86IL187024
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22003
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 40.8330667
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5569472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 90 feet west and feet 225 feet north of southeast corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL187—Warren
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL187—Warren County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steven L. Elmer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Pachic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 24
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 58 to 108 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/3/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 3/23/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Peoria loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (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

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    redox concentrations

    reduced matrix

    0—58

    58—119

    58—71

    58—152

    71—152

    —58—

    —61—

    —13—

    —94—

    —81—
    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

    0

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—20 to 48 centimeters (7.9 to 18.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary.
    AB—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct spherical dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1011938; continuous - phpvsfiid 1011938
    Btg1—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 very fine roots; 10 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses with clear boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1011939; continuous - phpvsfiid 1011940; continuous - phpvsfiid 1011939; continuous - phpvsfiid 1011940
    Btg2—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 very fine roots; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses with clear boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1011941; continuous - phpvsfiid 1011941
    BCg—119 to 130 centimeters (46.9 to 51.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.8 very fine roots; 10 percent medium prominent irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses with clear boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual wavy boundary.
    Cg—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent medium prominent irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4.