IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sonsac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1993MO209261M
  • User Pedon ID: 1993MO209261
  • User Site Association ID: 8372
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 93-34
  • Transect Stop Number - 6
  • Transect Interval - 18.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9320958
  • 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: 36.5963889
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3680556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T22N
  • Range: R22W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet S and 350 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: 800 feet south and 350 feet west of the norheast corner of section 10, T. 22 N., R. 22 W.
  • Map Unit: 70035—Sonsac-Gobbler complex, 15 to 20 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO209—Stone
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO209—Stone County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Scott Eversoll, Ken L. Gregg and John Bowers
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sonsac
  • PSC - 28 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sonsac
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/24/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/24/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: E5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—18

    28—74

    91—0

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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

    19

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    —

    291

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    90

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 60 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 60 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU049092. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157282; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157282
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 20 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 55 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049093. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157283; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157283
    BE—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 60 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049094
    2Bt1—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 40 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 57 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049095. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157284; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157284
    2Bt2—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5 percent distinct iron stains on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct black stains on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 36 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049096. patchy - phpvsfiid 157286; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157285; patchy - phpvsfiid 157287; patchy - phpvsfiid 157286; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157285; patchy - phpvsfiid 157287
    2Bt3—69 to 74 centimeters (27.2 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; 20 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct black stains on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct iron stains on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049097. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157288; patchy - phpvsfiid 157289; patchy - phpvsfiid 157290; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157288; patchy - phpvsfiid 157289; patchy - phpvsfiid 157290
    2Cr—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) extremely gravelly loam; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine distinct mottles; firm; 40 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on rock fragments; 90 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049098. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157291; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157291
    2R—91 centimeters (35.8 inches); bedrock; fragments.