IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mulhall
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991OK083002
  • User Pedon ID: S1991OK083002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0873
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63911
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • 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: 36.0291672
  • Std. Longitude: -97.4466629
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Concave footslope - colluvial parent material.
  • Map Unit: MulC2—Mulhall loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes, eroded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Oklahoma
  • County: OK083—Logan
  • MLRA: 80A—Central Rolling Red Prairies
  • Regional Office: SC—South Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SC-STW—Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36097-A4—Mulhall, Oklahoma
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chuck Sample
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Udic Paleustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mulhall
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/13/2016
  • Classifier - Jerry Weinheimer
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mulhall
  • PSC - 36 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from sandstone
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—48

    28—137

    137—173

    —48—

    —109—

    —40—

    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

    6

    305

    90

    79

    16

    27

    4

    17

    28

    6

    3821

    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 41 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05296. few medium roots throughout; many very fine and fine roots throughout
    Ad—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 37 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 23 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05297. common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bd—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; 31 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 35 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05298. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bt1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; 29 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 32 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05299. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; many very fine roots throughout
    Bt2—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; 42 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05300. many sandgrains in cracks(5YR 5/8); common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    2Bt1—58 to 104 centimeters (22.8 to 40.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; 52 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 27 percent clay; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05301. many sandgrains in cracks(5YR 5/8); many fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR53 mottles
    2Bt2—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; 57 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 25 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 30 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05302. the FeMn conc. make up 50% vol. of the soil; many sandgrain coatings on faces of peds; many fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    2BCk—137 to 173 centimeters (53.9 to 68.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; 56 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 28 percent clay; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05303. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; many fine and medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR54 mottles
    3Bt—173 to 193 centimeters (68.1 to 76.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; 58 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 20 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; , 2 percent by weight nonflat subrounded indurated 2-10-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by weighed method; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05304. few very fine roots throughout; few fine and medium distinct 10YR54 mottles
    3BC—193 to 206 centimeters (76.0 to 81.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist; fine sandy loam; 66 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 17 percent clay; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; hard, firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05305. common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine and medium distinct 10YR64 mottles
    3By—206 to 231 centimeters (81.1 to 90.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1), gray (5Y 5/1), moist; very fine sandy loam; 77 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 8 percent clay; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P05306. weathered sandstone with layers of FeMn < 1 cm thick