IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hosmer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978IN093014
  • User Pedon ID: 2014IN093002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - LW7814
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23396
  • 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: 38.9642028
  • Std. Longitude: -86.6261583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 860 feet east and 820 feet north of the southwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN093—Lawrence

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Thomas and Kempf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hosmer
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Classifier - David Gehring
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hosmer
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/11/1978
  • Classifier - Jerry Thomas
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: loess hill
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/11/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    BA

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btx1

    Btx2

    C1

    2C2

    0

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    203

    LE78141

    LW78142

    LW78143

    LW78144

    LW78145

    LW78146

    LW78147

    LW78148

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    Thomas and Kempf

    19.7

    22.5

    31

    30.8

    29.4

    21.5

    22

    43.2

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    78.3

    75.8

    68.1

    67.1

    67.1

    64.5

    58.3

    38.9

    60.8

    59

    49.5

    45.5

    48.6

    44.1

    37.4

    25.8

    21.8

    17.8

    18.4

    21.6

    18.5

    20.4

    20.9

    13.1

    2

    1.7

    0.9

    2.1

    3.5

    14

    19.7

    17.9

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    hydrometer

    0.1

    0.1

    0

    0

    0

    0.2

    1.3

    0.2

    0.6

    0.7

    0.4

    0.2

    0.5

    0.4

    0.4

    0.6

    1

    1.5

    0.5

    0.4

    0.5

    1

    0.9

    1.3

    1.6

    0.9

    0.5

    0.7

    1.2

    7.1

    9.4

    10.4

    1.2

    0.9

    0.6

    0.8

    1.3

    5.3

    7.7

    5.4

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    6

    5.4

    4.9

    4.5

    4.2

    4.5

    4.3
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    BA

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btx1

    Btx2

    C1

    2C2

    0

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    203

    LE78141

    LW78142

    LW78143

    LW78144

    LW78145

    LW78146

    LW78147

    LW78148

    5.5

    5.5

    5

    4.4

    3.9

    3.7

    3.7

    3.7

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    BA

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Btx1

    Btx2

    C1

    2C2

    0

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    18

    33

    58

    71

    107

    137

    163

    203

    LE78141

    LW78142

    LW78143

    LW78144

    LW78145

    LW78146

    LW78147

    LW78148

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    71 - 137

    - 66 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    fragipan

    0—33

    33—137

    58—203

    71—137

    —33—

    —104—

    —145—

    —66—
    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

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; 2 percent sand; 78 percent silt; 20 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # LW78141; moist when described;
    BA—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 2 percent sand; 76 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots throughout; 7 percent fine faint irregular weakly coherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78142; moist when described;
    Bt1—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 1 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 31 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots throughout; 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78143; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051011; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051011
    Bt2—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 67 percent silt; 31 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78144; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051012; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051012
    Btx1—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 67 percent silt; 29 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 35 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 21 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78145; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051013; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051013
    Btx2—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 13 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 22 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 35 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78146; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051014; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1051014
    C1—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 20 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 22 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; 3 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LW78147; moist when described;
    2C2—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 18 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 43 percent clay; structureless massive; firm; 3 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 10 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter. Lab sample # LW78148; moist when described;