IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Atlas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986IL121010
  • User Pedon ID: 1986IL121010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86IL121010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21976
  • 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: 38.5926806
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0539694
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 740 feet north and 1115 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: Sandoval-Odin Township
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL121—Marion
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL121—Marion County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TJE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/2008
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or Illinoian till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: drainageway
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    0—13

    13—124

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    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

    14

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    139

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and fine roots between peds; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; medium prominent iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 1 percent fine ; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32908. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428830; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428830
    Bt1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots and fine roots between peds; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; medium prominent iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 1 percent fine ; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32909. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428834; patchy - phpvsfiid 428835; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428834; patchy - phpvsfiid 428835
    Bt2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; 10 percent 2.5Y 4/6 (2.5Y 4/6) medium prominent and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots and fine roots between peds; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; medium prominent iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 1 percent fine ; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32910. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428832; patchy - phpvsfiid 428833; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428832; patchy - phpvsfiid 428833
    Btg1—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots and fine roots between peds; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; medium prominent irregular iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent spherical iron-manganese nodules in matrix; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32911. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428836; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 428836
    2Btg2—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 10 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; coarse prismatic, and moderate medium structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots and fine roots between peds; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; medium prominent irregular iron-manganese nodules in matrix and and 10 percent medium prominent spherical iron-manganese nodules in matrix; 2 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, lamotte-morgan; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL32912. patchy - phpvsfiid 428837; patchy - phpvsfiid 428837
    2Btg3—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; coarse prismatic, and moderate medium structure; firm; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent iron-manganese masses in matrix; 3 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL32913. patchy - phpvsfiid 428831; patchy - phpvsfiid 428831
    2C—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse platy structure; firm; medium prominent irregular iron-manganese nodules in matrix and 25 percent fine prominent spherical iron-manganese nodules in matrix; 3 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # IL32914