IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Avonburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978IN031027
  • User Pedon ID: 1978IN031027
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - DC7827
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22892
  • 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: 39.2610500
  • Std. Longitude: -85.4350972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet east and 800 feet south of the northwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN031—Decatur

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Shively
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mesic Typic Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 27
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg variant
  • Classificaton Date - 12/18/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/18/1978 (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); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # DC78271
    A2—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # DC78272
    B21T—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC78273
    B22T—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), 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 # DC78274
    B&A—61 to 66 centimeters (24.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC78275
    BX11—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats 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 # DC78276
    BX12—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC78277
    BX13—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC78278
    BX2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC78279
    BX31—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC782710
    BX32—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC782711
    B31—203 to 229 centimeters (79.9 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC782712
    B32—229 to 259 centimeters (90.2 to 102.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 21 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8. Lab sample # DC782713