IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Irwin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 06KS015007
  • User Pedon ID: 06KS015007
  • User Site Association ID: Irwin, Ladysmith, Dwight, Konza DeAnn Presley PhD studyKansas State University Laboratory PedonsKSU _ Presley dissertation
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 06KS015007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40817
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024
  • 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: 37.9017563
  • Std. Longitude: -96.6157455
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25S
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 1
  • Map Unit: 4671—Irwin silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS015—Butler
  • MLRA: 76—Bluestem Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS015—Butler County, Kansas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37096-H5—Rosalia NE, Kansas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DeAnn Presley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Paleustolls
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Irwin
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Paleustolls
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/25/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey loess over colluvium over colluvium over colluvium
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Chase group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/25/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    redox concentrations

    secondary carbonates

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    gypsum accumulations

    lithologic discontinuity

    slickensides

    0—49

    17—

    17—

    61—96

    80—96

    96—119

    96—

    119—

    119—

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    4

    452

    A—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) rubbed, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1531; observed in push tube
    BA—6 to 17 centimeters (2.4 to 6.7 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1532; observed in push tube
    Bt1—17 to 31 centimeters (6.7 to 12.2 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans; 4 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine faint black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1533; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 329470; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 329470
    Bt2—31 to 49 centimeters (12.2 to 19.3 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organoargillans; 5 percent fine faint black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1534; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 329471; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 329471
    Bt3—49 to 61 centimeters (19.3 to 24.0 inches);, 75 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face and 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine faint black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1535; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 329472; patchy - phpvsfiid 329472
    Btk1—61 to 80 centimeters (24.0 to 31.5 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine faint black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 10 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, carbonate nodules; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1536; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 329473; patchy - phpvsfiid 329473
    2Btk2—80 to 96 centimeters (31.5 to 37.8 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 2 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1537; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 329474; patchy - phpvsfiid 329474
    3Bty—96 to 119 centimeters (37.8 to 46.9 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 5 percent fine distinct black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 5 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, gypsum masses; 3 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUR1538; observed in push tube. patchy - phpvsfiid 329475; patchy - phpvsfiid 329475
    4Btssy—119 to 141 centimeters (46.9 to 55.5 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay; 50 percent clay; moderate very fine wedge structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent and 50 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 10 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine distinct black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, gypsum masses; 5 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUR1539; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 329477; continuous - phpvsfiid 329477
    4Btssy—141 to 160 centimeters (55.5 to 63.0 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay; 50 percent clay; moderate very fine wedge structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent and 50 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 10 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine distinct black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, gypsum masses; 5 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUR1540; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 571466; continuous - phpvsfiid 571466
    4Btssy—160 to 177 centimeters (63.0 to 69.7 inches);, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay; 50 percent clay; moderate very fine wedge structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 5 percent and 50 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films; 10 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine distinct black (N 2.5/0), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, gypsum masses; 5 percent by volume 5-?-10 millimeter chert fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # KSUR1541; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 571464; continuous - phpvsfiid 571464