IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amnicon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001mi131016
  • User Pedon ID: S2001MI131016
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001mi131016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0715
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15231
  • 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: 46.5908318
  • Std. Longitude: -89.1772995
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 48N
  • Range: 39W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4
  • Location Description: old homestead 4 miles north of Bruce Crossing
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RFT WCA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amnicon
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, active, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/3/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: poorly mixed silty and clayey till over poorly mixed clayey till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: till plain
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/3/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PHLEU

    Phleum

    timothy

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

    ochric epipedon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    cambic horizon

    0—8

    8—25

    25—61

    61—203

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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

    5

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    337

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    30

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03519; moist when described; observed in pit, small. pocket of 7.5YR 4/4 sand
    B/E—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior and 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) exterior, dry; silty clay loam, silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 40 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03520; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205467; continuous - phpvsfiid 205466; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205467; continuous - phpvsfiid 205466
    Bt—25 to 61 centimeters (9.8 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 80 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03521; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 205465; continuous - phpvsfiid 205465
    BCtk1—61 to 94 centimeters (24.0 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent prominent reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 2 percent distinct light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds and 80 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse prominent spherical light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03522; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 205462; patchy - phpvsfiid 205463; patchy - phpvsfiid 205464; continuous - phpvsfiid 205462; patchy - phpvsfiid 205463; patchy - phpvsfiid 205464
    BCtk2—94 to 168 centimeters (37.0 to 66.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent prominent reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 5 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds and 6 percent prominent pink (5YR 7/3), dry, and pale red (2.5YR 6/2), dry, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 80 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent coarse prominent spherical light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03523; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 205458; patchy - phpvsfiid 205459; patchy - phpvsfiid 205460; patchy - phpvsfiid 205461; continuous - phpvsfiid 205458; patchy - phpvsfiid 205459; patchy - phpvsfiid 205460; patchy - phpvsfiid 205461
    BC—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent prominent reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 2 percent distinct pink (5YR 7/3), dry, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse prominent spherical light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-20-25 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter. Lab sample # 02N03524; moist when described; observed in pit, small. 5 percent medium pockets of 5YR 4/4 silt; continuous - phpvsfiid 205455; patchy - phpvsfiid 205456; patchy - phpvsfiid 205457; continuous - phpvsfiid 205455; patchy - phpvsfiid 205456; patchy - phpvsfiid 205457