IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Matherton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994IN039032
  • User Pedon ID: S1994IN039032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0174
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68649
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 41.4500008
  • Std. Longitude: -85.7094421
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 880 feet east and 290 feet south of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: In a cultivated field. USGS Wawasee topographic quadrangle.
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN039—Elkhart
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN039—Elkhart County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Udollic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 32
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Matherton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Udollic Endoaqualfs
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/27/1994
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 508 cm of Depth to bedroc


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/27/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01262
    Bt1—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01263. Common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions throughout.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195396; continuous - phpvsfiid 195397; continuous - phpvsfiid 195396; continuous - phpvsfiid 195397
    Bt2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01264. Many medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions throughout.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195399; continuous - phpvsfiid 195398; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195399; continuous - phpvsfiid 195398
    Bt3—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01265. continuous - phpvsfiid 195400; continuous - phpvsfiid 195401; continuous - phpvsfiid 195400; continuous - phpvsfiid 195401
    2BC—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01266. continuous - phpvsfiid 184023; continuous - phpvsfiid 184024; continuous - phpvsfiid 184023; continuous - phpvsfiid 184024
    2C1—102 to 124 centimeters (40.2 to 48.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse sand, sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01267. continuous - phpvsfiid 184025; continuous - phpvsfiid 184025
    2C2—124 to 178 centimeters (48.8 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly coarse sand, sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01268. In the 2C horizon, there is 2 percent organic rich shale with a color of N 2/0.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184026; continuous - phpvsfiid 184026
    2C3—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) very gravelly coarse sand, sand, coarse sand; single grain; loose; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P01269