IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crosier
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993IN039008
  • User Pedon ID: S1993IN039008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993IN039008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0696
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66039
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 41.4824982
  • Std. Longitude: -85.9963913
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 1257 feet N and 3520 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN039—Elkhart
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN039—Elkhart County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Rex A. Brock, Deb Jimison, Don Franzmeier, and Shane L. McBurnett
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosier
  • PSC - 23 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosier
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Epiaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/1993
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/15/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 24210
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRIFO

    Trifolium

    clover

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    23—58

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    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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    264

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    864

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    10

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04807; moist when described;
    Btg—23 to 31 centimeters (9.1 to 12.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam, clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04808; moist when described;. the upper inch of this horizon has the properties of an E horizon with 10YR 4/4 matrix, 10YR 5/2 and 4/6 mottles (many,fine,distinct), and 10YR 4/2.
    Bt—31 to 58 centimeters (12.2 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine distinct and 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04809; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 175930; continuous - phpvsfiid 175930
    BC—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very slow permeability; 25 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate coats on all faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04810; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 175931; continuous - phpvsfiid 175931
    Cd1—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; very slow permeability; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04811; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 175932; continuous - phpvsfiid 175932
    Cd2—94 to 127 centimeters (37.0 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; very slow permeability; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04812; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 175933; continuous - phpvsfiid 175933
    Cd3—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; very slow permeability; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04813; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 191947; continuous - phpvsfiid 191947
    Cd4—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; very firm; very slow permeability; 10 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 93P04814; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 191948; continuous - phpvsfiid 191948