IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Belate
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986NV001001
  • User Pedon ID: 1986NV001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0902
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59196
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.5778889
  • Std. Longitude: -118.2538889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Mt. Diablo Base Meridian
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV001—Churchill
  • MLRA: 27—Fallon-Lovelock Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carole Jett and Bill Dollarhide
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Belate
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Belate
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—46

    13—130

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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

    56

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    2120

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    0

    30

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    1A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; very cobbly loam; 12 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P5419. many very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    1B t1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; very cobbly loam; 26 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 2.5 medium and coarse interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P5420. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    1B t2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; very cobbly clay loam; 25 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P5421. There are 40% by volume of 1 to 2 cm insect channels backfilled with (10YR 6/3) material.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    1B t3—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very cobbly loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 coarse tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P5422. 10% by volume of 1 to 2 cm backfilled channels. Coarse pores are biopores - active insect channels; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    1B t4—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P5423. 10% by volume of 1 to 2 cm backfilled channels.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    1B t5—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P5424. 10% by volume of 1 to 2 cm backfilled channels.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    2B k—130 to 163 centimeters (51.2 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P5425. Many moderately thick lime coatings on undersides of rock fragments.; common medium roots; few very fine and fine roots