IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Isolde
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977NV019005
  • User Pedon ID: 1977NV019005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45028
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 39.3355556
  • Std. Longitude: -119.1988889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 25E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 411 meters N 548 meters W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Lyon County, NV. 3.2 km E in Silver Springs.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV019—Lyon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. M. Archer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Torripsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Isolde
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Isolde
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: dune
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    1A 11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00138
    1A 12—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00139. few fine roots; many very fine roots
    1C 1—18 to 54 centimeters (7.1 to 21.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00140. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    1C 2—54 to 115 centimeters (21.3 to 45.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00141. few fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    1C 3—115 to 175 centimeters (45.3 to 68.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P00142. few very fine and fine roots