IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Viraton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO203015M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO203015M
  • User Site Association ID: 8624
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-75D1
  • Transect Stop Number - 11
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9761315
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27795
  • 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: 37.3646222
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3562861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-C3—The Sinks, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM,LT,SB,MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Fragic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Viraton
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Firebaugh
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Fragiaquic Paleudults
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/6/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 26 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 11 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: pedisediment and/or residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/6/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

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    175 -

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragic soil properties

    lithic contact

    0—33

    33—175

    74—114

    175—

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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

    8

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    268

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    285

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018838
    E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018839
    Bt1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 35 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018840
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018841
    Bt3—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU018842
    2Btx—74 to 114 centimeters (29.1 to 44.9 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) very gravelly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.9 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.9 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU018843
    3Bt4—114 to 150 centimeters (44.9 to 59.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU018844
    3Bt5—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent faint black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU018845
    3R—175 centimeters (68.9 inches); bedrock; fragments. Dolomite bedrock at 69 inches.