IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Quitman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2012MS023001
  • User Pedon ID: S2012MS023001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 2012MS023001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 14N0293
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73072
  • 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: 31.8604167
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7231389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: R7W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: About 500 feet north and about 200 feet east of the SW corner of Sec. 5;
  • Location Description: Clarke County, Mississippi; about 1.5 mile west and 0.25 mile south of the town of Shubuta and about 150 feet east of County Road 150 in a mature loblolly pine plantation.
  • Map Unit: StA—Stough fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS023—Clarke
  • MLRA: 133A—Southern Coastal Plain
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: SE-MER—Meridian, Mississippi
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS023—Clarke County, Mississippi
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 31088-G6—Shubuta, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chris Hatcher, Ralph Thornton
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Quitman (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 46 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/20/2013
  • Classifier - Chris Hatcher
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Quitman (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/24/2011
  • Classifier - Chris Hatcher
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
  • Forest Overstory Veg. Type - tree
  • Forest Understory Veg. Type - shrub
  • Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Dominant - perennial grass
  • Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Secondary - shrub
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy alluvium derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landform: —Error in Exists On—
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: riser
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/24/2011 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Chris Hatcher, Ralph Thornton
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    PITA

    Pinus taeda

    loblolly pine

    —

    —

    overstory
    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    moderately coherent

    66 - 157

    - 101 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    46—203

    15—30—40

    140—157—167
    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

    78

    31

    38

    —

    65

    1446

    —

    230

    17

    —

    9

    27.2

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    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; many (5.0) very fine roots throughout and few (1.0) medium roots throughout and many (5.0) fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; ; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01498; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; many (5.0) very fine roots throughout and few (1.0) very coarse roots throughout and few (1.0) medium roots throughout and many (5.0) fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01499; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    B/E—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; many (5.0) very fine roots throughout and few (1.0) very coarse roots throughout and few (1.0) medium roots throughout and many (5.0) fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; deformable; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and few (1.0) very coarse roots throughout and few (1.0) medium roots throughout and common (4.0) fine roots throughout; 51 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01501; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 1237039; continuous - phpvsfiid 1237039
    Btgx1—66 to 119 centimeters (26.0 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; few (1.0) medium roots between peds and few (1.0) fine roots between peds; 26 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01502; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 1237041; continuous - phpvsfiid 1237041
    Btgx2—119 to 157 centimeters (46.9 to 61.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 51 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01503; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 1237038; continuous - phpvsfiid 1237038
    Btx—157 to 196 centimeters (61.8 to 77.2 inches); 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 26 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1237040; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1237040
    BC—196 to 213 centimeters (77.2 to 83.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; deformable; 2 percent fine distinct irregular moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules with sharp boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries throughout and 21 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented red (7.5R 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 14N01505; moist when described; observed in pit, small