IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sylvania
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1996MO039118M
  • User Pedon ID: 1996MO039118
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9603925
  • 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: 37.6550716
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0356181
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T34N
  • Range: R28W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet N and 100 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 1300 feet north and 100 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 28 W.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO039—Cedar
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO039—Cedar County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Henderson and Mike Burney.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed Typic Haplohumults
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sylvania
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Typic Haplohumults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/12/1996
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from mixed and/or residuum weathered from sandstone and shale
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Bedrock: sandstone and shale
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/12/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: B-9
  • 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

    paralithic contact

    0—41

    41—130

    130—152

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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

    10

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    299

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    280

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054875
    A2—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054876
    BA—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots; 10.0 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054877
    2Bt1—41 to 74 centimeters (16.1 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 10.0 very fine roots and 4.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 45 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) iron stains; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054878
    2Bt2—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly silty clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) iron stains; 10 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 30 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054879
    2Bt3—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 15 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) iron stains; 10 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 30 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054880
    2Bt4—114 to 130 centimeters (44.9 to 51.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 10 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6) iron stains and 20 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 25 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 40 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054881
    2Cr—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments.