IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rusty
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977NV019009
  • User Pedon ID: 1977NV019009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45032
  • Print Date: 4/20/2025

    • 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: 39.0391667
  • Std. Longitude: -119.1880556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 25E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 183 meters S 640 meters W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Lyon County, NV. 5.6 km NW of Yerington.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV019—Lyon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. M. Archer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rusty
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rusty
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
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    1A 11—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00166
    1A 12—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00167. common medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    1A 2—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00168. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1B 2tca—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 55 percent clay films between sand grains and 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00169. many clay films surface features between sand grains; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    1B 3tca—28 to 50 centimeters (11.0 to 19.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent clay films between sand grains and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00170. common clay films surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    1C 1ca—50 to 70 centimeters (19.7 to 27.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00171. few very fine and fine roots
    1C 2ca—70 to 90 centimeters (27.6 to 35.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00172. few very fine and fine roots
    1C 3—90 to 115 centimeters (35.4 to 45.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00173. few medium roots; very few very fine and fine roots; common coarse distinct 10YR54 mottles
    2C 4—115 to 150 centimeters (45.3 to 59.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P00174. few medium roots; very few very fine and fine roots; common medium 10YR54 mottles