IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): VIRATON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2006MO105011
  • User Pedon ID: S2006MO105011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0718
  • 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: 37.6475556
  • Std. Longitude: -92.6263611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T34N
  • Range: R16W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1444 feet E and 2539 feet S of the NE corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO105—Laclede
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO105—Laclede County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37092-F5—Oakland, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Allan Johnston, Gene Campbell, Fred Young, Duane Viele
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Missouri Pedon
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - VIRATON
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 19 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/10/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: karstland
  • Landform: plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Roubidoux Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/10/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 37092f5sw
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    77 - 104

    - 27 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—19

    19—104

    77—104

    —19—

    —85—

    —27—
    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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    377.3

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    112

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    Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N02998; observed in pit, small
    A—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and 10.0 fine pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    E—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and 10.0 fine pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—19 to 37 centimeters (7.5 to 14.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—37 to 61 centimeters (14.6 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—61 to 77 centimeters (24.0 to 30.3 inches); 60 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face and 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face extremely gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter chert fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2Btx—77 to 104 centimeters (30.3 to 40.9 inches); 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face extremely gravelly silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 12 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter chert fragments and 75 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small