IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Xenia
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1985IL173011
User Pedon ID:
1985IL173011
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
85IL173011
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
21900
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:
39.4875528
Std. Longitude:
-88.7207028
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
12N
Range:
4E
Section:
14
PLSS Details:
1400 feet W & 1600 feet S from the NE corner
State:
Illinois
County:
IL173—Shelby
MLRA:
108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL173—Shelby County, Illinois
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
39088-D6—Middlesworth, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
KG
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
11
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Xenia
PSC -
33 to 83 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/4/2010
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Xenia
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1985
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess over outwash over loamy till
Landscape:
till plain
Landform:
ground moraine
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1985 (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 -
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
aquic conditions
0—18
18—117
33—152
—18—
—99—
—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
2
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203
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32225
Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32226, IL32227. Horizon split for sampling: IL32226 18 to 33 cm, IL32227 18 to 33 cm.
Bt2—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.6 fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, and brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32228, IL32229. Horizon split for sampling: IL32228 33 to 66 cm, IL32229 33 to 66 cm.
Bt3—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent spherical iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32230, IL32231. Horizon split for sampling: IL32230 66 to 91 cm, IL32231 66 to 91 cm.
Bt4—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam, gravel; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32232, IL32233. Horizon split for sampling: IL32232 91 to 117 cm, IL32233 91 to 117 cm.
2BC—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam, gravel; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL32234