IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mahalasville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IN015003
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IN015003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - CA8503
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23875
  • 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: 40.5905889
  • Std. Longitude: -86.4288861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet east and 50 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN015—Carroll

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jensen and Braun
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Alfic Udipsamments
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mahalasville
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mahalasville
  • Classificaton Date - 11/5/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/5/1985 (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 -
    • 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
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    AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse granular structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # CA85031
    A—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate coarse granular structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85032
    BTG1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85033
    BTG2—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85034
    BTG3—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85035
    BTG4—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85036
    BTG5—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85037
    BTG6—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85038
    BTG7—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85039
    CG1—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; friable; 10 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA850310
    CG2—147 to 152 centimeters (57.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # CA850311