IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sonsac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO209248M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO209248
  • User Site Association ID: 8357
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 93-20
  • Transect Stop Number - 6
  • Transect Interval - 50.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9320945
  • 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: 36.6442694
  • Std. Longitude: -93.3759083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T23N
  • Range: R23W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet N and 1760 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 500 ft north and 1760 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, John Bowers and Ken Gregg
  • 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 - 38 to 88 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—23

    38—99

    99—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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    —

    303

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    38

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments.
    A—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049039
    E—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 11.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 4 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049040
    BE—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 4 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds and 4 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049041. patchy - phpvsfiid 157455; patchy - phpvsfiid 157456; patchy - phpvsfiid 157455; patchy - phpvsfiid 157456
    Bt1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very flaggy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 7 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 35 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049042. patchy - phpvsfiid 157457; patchy - phpvsfiid 157458; patchy - phpvsfiid 157457; patchy - phpvsfiid 157458
    2Bt2—51 to 67 centimeters (20.1 to 26.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) very gravelly clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049043. patchy - phpvsfiid 157459; patchy - phpvsfiid 157460; patchy - phpvsfiid 157461; patchy - phpvsfiid 157459; patchy - phpvsfiid 157460; patchy - phpvsfiid 157461
    2Bt3—67 to 82 centimeters (26.4 to 32.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 40 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subangular 150-265-380 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU049044. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157462; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157462
    2Bt4—82 to 102 centimeters (32.3 to 40.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 8/2) clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU049045. patchy - phpvsfiid 157464; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157463; patchy - phpvsfiid 157465; patchy - phpvsfiid 157464; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 157463; patchy - phpvsfiid 157465
    2R—102 centimeters (40.2 inches); bedrock; fragments.