IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Geary
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 93KS089004
  • User Pedon ID: 93KS089004
  • User Site Association ID: Kansas State University Laboratory Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 93KS089004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41019
  • Print Date: 5/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 3
  • Range: 8
  • Section: 21
  • Location Description: 1100 ft. W., and 1500 ft. S. of the NE corner of section 21 T. 3 S. R. 8 W.
  • State: Kansas
  • County: KS089—Jewell
  • MLRA: 73—Rolling Plains and Breaks
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KS089—Jewell County, Kansas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Wehmueller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Pachic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Geary
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Pachic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 40 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/21/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 71 Depth to discontinuity and 127 cm of Depth to free lime and 71 Depth to paleosol


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed and/or loess derived from mixed and/or residuum weathered from chalk
  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/21/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 39
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    BA

    Bt1

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    2Bt3

    2Bt4

    2Btk1

    2Btk2

    2Bk

    2C1

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    8.6
    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

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    2Bt3

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    2Btk1

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    2Bk

    2C1

    3C2

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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 %

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    2Bk

    2C1

    3C2

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    argillic horizon

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    0—71

    40—213

    40—

    —71—

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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

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    A—0 to 27 centimeters (0.0 to 10.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior, black (10YR 2/1) exterior, moist; silt loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0526
    BA—27 to 40 centimeters (10.6 to 15.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0527
    Bt1—40 to 55 centimeters (15.7 to 21.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, moist; silty clay; 41 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 30 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0528. continuous - phpvsfiid 22255; continuous - phpvsfiid 22255
    Bt2—55 to 71 centimeters (21.7 to 28.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 40 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 20 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0529. continuous - phpvsfiid 22256; continuous - phpvsfiid 22256
    2Bt3—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; 20 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0530. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22254; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22254
    2Bt4—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0531. patchy - phpvsfiid 22257; patchy - phpvsfiid 22257
    2Btk1—127 to 167 centimeters (50.0 to 65.7 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/3) exterior, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine threadlike carbonate nodules between peds and 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0532. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22260; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 22260
    2Btk2—167 to 213 centimeters (65.7 to 83.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine threadlike carbonate nodules between peds; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0533. patchy - phpvsfiid 22261; patchy - phpvsfiid 22261
    2Bk—213 to 243 centimeters (83.9 to 95.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine threadlike lime masses between peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0534. patchy - phpvsfiid 22262; patchy - phpvsfiid 22262
    2C1—243 to 289 centimeters (95.7 to 113.8 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KSUSS0535. patchy - phpvsfiid 22263; patchy - phpvsfiid 22263
    3C2—289 to 365 centimeters (113.8 to 143.7 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, moist; clay loam; 33 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 12 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # KSUSS0536. patchy - phpvsfiid 22264; patchy - phpvsfiid 22264