IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Miranda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996ND005002
  • User Pedon ID: S1996ND005002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0370
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10053
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 48.3055267
  • Std. Longitude: -99.5362473
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 156N
  • Range: 69W
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 2342 feet east and 1900 feet south of the NW corner
  • Location Description: York Twp., Benson County, ND.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND005—Benson
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND005—Benson County, North Dakota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48099-C5—York, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D L Johnson, L E Edland, E L Jensen, R H Lisante.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Miranda
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Leptic Natriborolls
  • PSC - 13 to 25 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/1996
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/16/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 10
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    natric horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—38

    13—25

    13—25

    25—79

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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

    3

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    481

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    270

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    Apz—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) crushed, dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine threadlike noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum threads throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P02235
    Btnz—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) crushed, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium threadlike noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum threads throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02236. Salts accumulating on pit wall as is dries out.; continuous - phpvsfiid 183538; continuous - phpvsfiid 183538
    Bkz—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed, dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3 percent coarse threadlike noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) gypsum threads throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02237. Salts accumulating on pit wall as it dries out.
    Bk1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2) lime masses throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02238. Salts accumulating on pit wall as it dries out.
    Bk2—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2) lime masses throughout and 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2) lime masses throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02239. Salts accumulating on pit wall as it dries out.
    C1—79 to 250 centimeters (31.1 to 98.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical and 1 percent dark red (10R 3/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) iron concretions throughout; 3 percent by volume well rounded 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P02240. Salts accumulating on pit wall as it dries out.
    C2—250 to 300 centimeters (98.4 to 118.1 inches); 50 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical and 3 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine prominent irregular mottles; massive; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses throughout; 3 percent medium irregular gypsum crystal clusters in cracks; 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 97P02241