IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brussels
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO203090M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO203090M
  • User Site Association ID: 8653
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 12
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9761390
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31636
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 37.1714528
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3177972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T29N
  • Range: R3W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 2450 feet E and 3500 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 2,450 feet east and 3,500 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 19, T. 29 N., R. 3 W.
  • Map Unit: 73269—Brussels-Gasconade-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 90 percent slopes, very bouldery
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B3—Eminence, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LT, BM, MS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brussels
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/28/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brussels
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 36 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 38 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/3/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    4—89

    25—178

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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

    57

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    189

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    165

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059639
    A—4 to 23 centimeters (1.6 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU64614
    Bt1—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-37-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059640
    Bt2—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU059641
    Bt3—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) very gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium tubular pores; 35 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU059642
    Bt4—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 35 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU059643
    Bt5—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine tubular pores; 35 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-37-75 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU059644