IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Charkiln
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 04NV003008
  • User Pedon ID: 04NV003008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 04NV003008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0126
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16884
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 36.3660556
  • Std. Longitude: -115.8206667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 705—Charkiln-Woodspring-Buckspring association
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV003—Clark
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV755—Clark County Area, Nevada
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36115-C3—Tule Springs Park, Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Douglas Merkler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Charkiln
  • PSC - 24 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/29/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Charkiln
  • Classificaton Date - 7/29/2004
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: mixed alluvium
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/29/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIED

    Pinus edulis

    twoneedle pinyon

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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

    7

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    2032

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    212

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 75 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromcresol purple; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00642; observed in trench
    A1—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; gravelly loam; 45 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N00643; observed in trench
    AB—12 to 24 centimeters (4.7 to 9.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly loam; 50 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 12 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 12.0 coarse roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 48 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00644; observed in trench
    Bt1—24 to 36 centimeters (9.4 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; 50 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 12.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 50.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 12.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on bottom of rock fragments and 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00645; observed in trench
    Bt2—36 to 118 centimeters (14.2 to 46.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 25 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 12.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on bottom of rock fragments and 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00646; observed in trench
    Bt3—118 to 166 centimeters (46.5 to 65.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 30 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red. Lab sample # 05N00647; observed in trench