IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Viraton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1991MO057036M
User Pedon ID:
1991MO057036
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9105736
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:
37.4293400
Std. Longitude:
-93.9078910
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T31N
Range:
R27W
Section:
16
PLSS Details:
2300 feet W and 1500 feet S of the NW corner
Location Description:
2300 ft. west and 1500 ft. south of the northwest corner of Sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 27 W.
Map Unit:
73008—Viraton silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO057—Dade
MLRA:
116B—Springfield Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO057—Dade County, Missouri
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
37093-D8—Lockwood, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
Max Aldrich, Charles Harwodd and R. D. Chorice
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, siliceous, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
PSC -
15 to 48 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2012
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
15 to 48 cm.
Classificaton Date -
6/24/1991
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess and/or slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
Landscape:
plateau
Landform:
interfluve
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Bedrock:
limestone, cherty
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/24/1991 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
fragipan
0—15
15—163
48—79
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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
3
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311
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU040769
Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) cobbly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU040770
Bt2—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) cobbly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU040771
2Btx—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) very cobbly clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; brittle; 0.0 very fine and fine roots top of horizon and 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 5 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU040772
3Bt3—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and brown (7.5YR 5/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) extremely cobbly clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU040773
3Bt4—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) very gravelly clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU040774
3Bt5—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) very cobbly clay, clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU040775