IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Froberg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2002MI131005
  • User Pedon ID: S2002MI131005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • 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: 46.5891800
  • Std. Longitude: -89.1795000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 48N
  • Range: 39W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 1,349 feet south and 247 feet west of the northeast corner.
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI053—Gogebic County, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lawrence Carey
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Froberg
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/2006
  • Classifier - Froberg
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    B/E

    Bt

    BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

    0

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    56

    81

    114

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    81

    114

    203

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    B/E

    Bt

    BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

    0

    10

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    56

    81

    114

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    B/E

    Bt

    BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

    0

    10

    20

    56

    81

    114

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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

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; firm; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and many (6.0) coarse roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary.
    B/E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; weak coarse angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and weak coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and many (6.0) coarse roots throughout; 51 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 51 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt—20 to 56 centimeters (7.9 to 22.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and many (6.0) coarse roots throughout; 6 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary.
    BC1—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak very coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and many (6.0) coarse roots throughout; 51 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 3 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary.
    2BC2—81 to 114 centimeters (31.9 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.9) medium roots throughout and few (0.9) fine roots throughout and few (0.9) coarse roots throughout; 26 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 5 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual wavy boundary.
    2BC3—114 to 203 centimeters (44.9 to 79.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam, gravelly loamy fine sand, loam, clay loam; friable; few (0.9) medium roots throughout and few (0.9) fine roots throughout; 6 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2.