IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Starks
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IN023006
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IN023006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - CT7506
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22615
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 40.3673361
  • Std. Longitude: -86.4403833
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 2635 feet west and 2300 feet south of the northeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN023—Clinton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hosteter and Froehle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Starks
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Starks
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flat on till plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/1975 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Setting and Climate
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    AP—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75061
    B1T—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; friable; 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75062
    B21T—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # CT75063
    B22T—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, sand coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # CT75064
    B23T—97 to 109 centimeters (38.2 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75065
    B31—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CT75066
    B32—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75067
    C1—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 21 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # CT75068
    C2—170 to 206 centimeters (66.9 to 81.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sandy loam; massive; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # CT75069
    C3—206 to 229 centimeters (81.1 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # CT750610