IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Anthon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997IA193024L
  • User Pedon ID: S1997IA193024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0106
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10378
  • 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: 42.4521675
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8021088
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 88N
  • Range: 43W
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 2011 feet south and 904 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA193—Woodbury
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA193—Woodbury County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42095-D7—Correctionville, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: PTC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 24
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Anthon
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Anthon
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Cumulic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/29/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/29/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 38
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); 50 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 60 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00674
    A1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); 50 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium platy structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots; 4.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00675
    A2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); 60 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 40 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 6.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 50 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00676
    A3—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 50 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00677
    Bw—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 40 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00678
    Bt1—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00679
    Bt2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00680
    2BC—122 to 137 centimeters (48.0 to 53.9 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00681
    2C1—137 to 147 centimeters (53.9 to 57.9 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; single grain; loose; 6.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00682
    2C2—147 to 160 centimeters (57.9 to 63.0 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; single grain; loose; 6.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00683
    2C3—160 to 168 centimeters (63.0 to 66.1 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stratified sandy loam to very fine sandy loam; weak very fine platy structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent fine platy light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00684
    2C4—168 to 191 centimeters (66.1 to 75.2 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly loamy very fine sand; single grain; loose; 6.0 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent fine platy light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate masses at top of horizon; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00685. A band of pebbles encrusted with CaCO3 is at the top of this horizon.
    2C5—191 to 198 centimeters (75.2 to 78.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) stratified very fine sandy loam to silt loam; massive; very friable; 6.0 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent fine platy light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00686
    3C1—198 to 203 centimeters (78.0 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 15.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron stains on sand and gravel; 25 percent medium platy dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron-manganese concretions around rock fragments; 15 percent fine and medium platy light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) carbonate masses around rock fragments; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P00687. patchy - phpvsfiid 202986; patchy - phpvsfiid 202986