IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964IL137003
  • User Pedon ID: S1964IL137003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 64IL137003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20561
  • 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: 39.7410957
  • Std. Longitude: -90.0960353
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 15
  • Location Description: 185 feet E of SW corner then 436 feet N of Muscatine profile
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL137—Morgan
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL137—Morgan County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Fehrenbacher, John Alexander, Burt Ray, ECAR, Ralph Bourland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Pachic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 21 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • 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

    1.8

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    200

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    ; fragments.
    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19542
    A1—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; strong fine granular structure; friable; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19543
    A2—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; firm; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19544
    Bt1—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19545. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253015; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253015
    Bt2—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on top faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19546. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253010; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253009; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253010; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253009
    Bt3—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on top faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19547. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253012; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253013; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253012; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253013
    Bt4—114 to 137 centimeters (44.9 to 53.9 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; 6.0 fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19548. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253011; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253011
    Bt5—137 to 178 centimeters (53.9 to 70.1 inches); variegated grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) silt loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19549. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253014; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253014
    C—178 to 213 centimeters (70.1 to 83.9 inches); variegated light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silt loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL19550