IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aut
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977AZ005009
  • User Pedon ID: 77AZ005009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0040
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45050
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 35.4980545
  • Std. Longitude: -112.1880569
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 438 meters E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Coconino County, AZ.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ005—Coconino

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. L. Richmond and D. R. Taylor
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, carbonatic, mesic Aridic Calciustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aut
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, carbonatic, mesic Aridic Calciustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1977 (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
    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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    1A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00276. many medium roots
    1A12—5 to 17 centimeters (2.0 to 6.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00277. many very fine roots
    1A13—17 to 29 centimeters (6.7 to 11.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; cobbly loam; weak and moderate subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00278. many very fine roots
    1Bca—29 to 42 centimeters (11.4 to 16.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00279. many very fine roots
    1C1ca—42 to 65 centimeters (16.5 to 25.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam, cobbly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; diffuse broken boundary. Lab sample # 78P00280. many very fine roots
    1C2ca—65 to 112 centimeters (25.6 to 44.1 inches); 2.5YR 3/0 (2.5YR 3/0) interior, 2.5YR 3/0 (2.5YR 3/0) interior, moist; cobbly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00281. 1/2 inch lime fragments and lime coated gravel and cobble size basalt fragments and bombs occur in Cca horizons. Lime coating is strongly cemented and has colors of white dry and pinkish white moist.; many very fine roots
    1R—100 to 110 centimeters (39.4 to 43.3 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Basalt.