IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sonsac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO209245M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO209245
  • User Site Association ID: 8357
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 93-20
  • Transect Stop Number - 7
  • Transect Interval - 50.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9320942
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 36.6452778
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3763889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T23N
  • Range: R23W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet N and 1810 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 500 ft north and 1810 ft east of the southwest corner of Sec. 36, T.23N., R.23W.
  • Map Unit: 73128—Gobbler-Sonsac complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO209—Stone
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO209—Stone County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Eversoll, Ken 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 - 36 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sonsac
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/12/1995
  • 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: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/12/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D4
  • 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

    36—74

    74—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

    15

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    —

    302

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    38

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049019
    E—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 11.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 43 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049020
    Bt1—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 2 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 4 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049021. patchy - phpvsfiid 157450; patchy - phpvsfiid 157451; patchy - phpvsfiid 157450; patchy - phpvsfiid 157451
    Bt2—39 to 49 centimeters (15.4 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 4 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 65 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049022. patchy - phpvsfiid 157452; patchy - phpvsfiid 157452
    2Bt3—49 to 59 centimeters (19.3 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly silty clay; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049023. patchy - phpvsfiid 157453; patchy - phpvsfiid 157453
    2Bt4—59 to 77 centimeters (23.2 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 50 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU049024. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157454; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157454
    2R—77 centimeters (30.3 inches); bedrock; fragments.