IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986IL187100
  • User Pedon ID: S1986IL187100
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 11
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86IL187100
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22009
  • Print Date: 2/2/2025

    • 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: 40.7363167
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5298694
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet west and 2240 feet north of the southeast corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL187—Warren
  • MLRA: 115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL187—Warren County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jeffrey A. Deniger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 51 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/2/2000
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • 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

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    argillic horizon

    redox concentrations

    reduced matrix

    0—51

    33—127

    51—127

    97—203

    97—203

    —51—

    —94—

    —86—

    —106—

    —106—
    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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    A—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    AB—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed silt loam; 26 percent clay; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct , moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) iron depletions in matrix and 10 percent fine distinct , moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253036; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253036
    Btg—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253037; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253037
    BCg—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Cg—157 to 229 centimeters (61.8 to 90.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed silt loam; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent fine prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses in matrix and 25 percent medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small