IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): DARMSTADT
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL189047
  • User Pedon ID: S1990IL189047
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0302
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63349
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 38.3800011
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4372253
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2210 feet E and 1540 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL189—Washington
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL189—Washington County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KDB,MRG,WMM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Albic Natraqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 47
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - DARMSTADT
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/2004
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Albic Natraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01849; moist when described;
    E—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01850; moist when described;
    Bt—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01851; moist when described;
    Btg1—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 75 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01852; moist when described;
    Btg2—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent carbonate coats and 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; 10 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01853; moist when described;
    Btg3—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent carbonate coats and 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; 10 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01854; moist when described;
    Btg4—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 21 percent clay; 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) medium prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent carbonate coats; 30 percent iron-manganese nodules; 10 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 91P01855; moist when described;