IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Virden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962IL057003
  • User Pedon ID: 1962IL057003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 62IL057003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20517
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 40.4089428
  • Std. Longitude: -90.4476009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 210 feet N of SW corner
  • Location Description: 210FT N of SW corner of Sec.18
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL057—Fulton
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL057—Fulton County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JBF, DKC, JDA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Virden
  • PSC - 53 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ipava
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1962 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    2.5

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    1050

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    190

    13

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 roots; 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; ; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18969
    A1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18970
    A2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); variegated black (10YR 2/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; firm; 6.0 roots; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 25 percent fine brown (10YR 5/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18971
    AB—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on all faces of peds and 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 25 percent fine brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18972. continuous - phpvsfiid 1142594; continuous - phpvsfiid 1142594
    Btg1—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate coarse granular structure; firm; 3.0 roots; black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18973
    Btg2—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; 6.0 pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1) organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 10 percent fine faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 15 percent medium distinct masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine brown (10YR 5/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18974
    Btg3—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; 6.0 pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 10 percent medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18975
    Btg4—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots; 6.0 pores; dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1) organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18976
    C1—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; massive; friable; 0.6 roots; 6.0 pores; dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 10 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium distinct 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8. Lab sample # IL18977