IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Virden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IL109036
  • User Pedon ID: S1987IL109036
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87IL109036
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22069
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 40.3523389
  • Std. Longitude: -90.6194083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 320 feet N & 180 feet E of the SW corner
  • Map Unit: 68A—Sable silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL109—McDonough
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL109—McDonough County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40090-C5—Industry, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Michael B. Walker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 36
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Virden
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Fine-textured loess
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    A

    AB

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Cg

    0

    23

    41

    53

    69

    89

    114

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    53

    69

    89

    114

    152

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    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

    A

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    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Cg

    0

    23

    41

    53

    69

    89

    114

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    53

    69

    89

    114

    152

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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

    A

    AB

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Cg

    0

    23

    41

    53

    69

    89

    114

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

    mollic epipedon

    aquic conditions

    cambic horizon

    0—53

    0—200

    53—114

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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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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable; many (10.0) very fine roots between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33620
    A—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; mottles; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; many (10.0) very fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint irregular dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 1 percent medium distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33621. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1406426; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1406426
    AB—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; and and mottles; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint irregular dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 1 percent medium distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33622. continuous - phpvsfiid 1406424; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406425; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406424; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406425
    Btg1—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; and mottles; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; common (3.0) very fine roots between peds; 25 percent distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint irregular grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 1 percent medium prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33623. continuous - phpvsfiid 1406430; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406430
    Btg2—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; and mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.8) very fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium faint irregular light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix and 10 percent fine prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33624, IL33625. Horizon split for sampling: IL33624 69 to 79 cm, IL33625 79 to 89 cm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406427; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406428; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406427; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406428
    Btg3—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; and mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.8) very fine roots between peds; 10 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL33626. continuous - phpvsfiid 1406429; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406429
    Cg—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silt loam; 26 percent clay; mottles; massive; friable; few (0.8) very fine roots top of horizon; 10 percent prominent very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine prominent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # IL33627. continuous - phpvsfiid 1406423; continuous - phpvsfiid 1406423