Megapit Details - NEON Data

D09 NOGP Megapit Soils Description

PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Jul 22 2015	Country:
Description Date: Jul 30 2013	State:
Describer: P. Sullivan, W. Bott	County: Morton
Site ID: S2013ND059-001	MLRA: 54 -- Rolling Soft Shale Plain
Site Note:	Soil Survey Area: 5-DIC -- Dickinson, North Dakota
Pedon ID: S2013ND059001	Map Unit:
Pedon Note:	Quad Name:
Lab Source ID: SSL	Std Latitude: 46.7684600
Lab Pedon #: 13N96165	Std Longitude: -100.9183200
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Farnuf
Classification: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls	Latitude:
Soil Name as Correlated:	Longitude:
Classification:	Datum:
Pedon Type:	UTM Zone:
Pedon Purpose:	UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: series	UTM Northing:
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division:	Primary Earth Cover:
Physiographic Province:	Secondary Earth Cover:
Physiographic Section:	Existing Vegetation:
State Physiographic Area:	Parent Material: alluvium
Local Physiographic Area:	Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: on footslope of plains on footslope of alluvial flat	Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: linear	Bedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linear	Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 31 to 84 cm.	Surface Fragments:
Description origin: Pedon PC 5.1	Description database: KSSL

Diagnostic Features:

mollic epipedon 0 to 31 cm.
argillic horizon 31 to 84 cm.
calcic horizon 84 to 182 cm.

Cont. Site ID: S2013ND059-001

Pedon ID: S2013ND059001

Slope (%)	Elevation (meters)	Aspect (deg)	MAAT (C)	MSAT (C)	MWAT (C)	MAP (mm)	Frost-Free Days	Drainage Class	Slope Length (meters)	Upslope Length (meters)
2.0								well

A1--0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; 18 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08646

A2--4 to 11 centimeters (1.6 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots throughout; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08647

A3--11 to 31 centimeters (4.3 to 12.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; 18 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08648

Bt1--31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; 25 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct 10YR 2/2) clay films on all faces of peds; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08649

Bt2--46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; 26 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 25 percent 10YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08650

Bt3--64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam, brown (10YR 4/3), moist; 29 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common fine roots throughout; 25 percent 10YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent 5 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08651

Btk1--84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); clay loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; 29 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated and 20 percent medium prominent 10YR 8/2) carbonate masses in matrix; 1 percent 5 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; violent effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08652

Btk2--112 to 145 centimeters (44.1 to 57.1 inches); clay loam, brown (10YR 4/3), moist; 28 percent clay; 1 percent fine distinct (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct 10YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent 10YR 8/2) carbonate masses in matrix; 1 percent 5 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; violent effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08653

Bk--145 to 182 centimeters (57.1 to 71.7 inches); loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; 26 percent clay; 5 percent coarse prominent (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout; 10 percent coarse prominent 10YR 8/2) carbonate masses in matrix; 1 percent 5 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N08654

C--182 to 200 centimeters (71.7 to 78.7 inches); loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; 24 percent clay; 2 percent medium prominent (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout; 1 percent 5 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 2 percent 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal. Lab sample # 13N08655