IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): VIRATON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2006MO105012
  • User Pedon ID: S2006MO105012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0719
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 37.6468333
  • Std. Longitude: -92.6257778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T34N
  • Range: R15W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 1602 feet E and 2503 feet S of the NW corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO105—Laclede
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO105—Laclede County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37092-F5—Oakland, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Allan Johnston, Gene Campbell, Fred Young, Duane Viele
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Missouri Pedon
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - VIRATON
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 20 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/11/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: karstland
  • Landform: interfluve
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Roubidoux Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/11/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 37092f5sw
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    68 - 70

    - 2 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—23

    23—68

    68—70

    —23—

    —45—

    —2—
    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

    4

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    377.3

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    0

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N03003; observed in cut
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face silt loam; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and 10.0 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    E1—10 to 17 centimeters (3.9 to 6.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and 10.0 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    E2—17 to 23 centimeters (6.7 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and 10.0 fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in cut
    Bt1—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    Bt2—35 to 56 centimeters (13.8 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    Bt3—56 to 68 centimeters (22.0 to 26.8 inches); 90 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 12 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter chert fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    2Btx—68 to 70 centimeters (26.8 to 27.6 inches); brittle; fragments.; observed in cut