IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nosrac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978NV005150
  • User Pedon ID: 78NV005150
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0588
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46142
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.0444450
  • Std. Longitude: -119.5619431
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Southwest of Mineral Peak
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV005—Douglas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Aridic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 150
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nosrac
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nosrac
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Aridic Argixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1978 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    35

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    1920

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    1A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03485. many very fine roots; few medium roots
    1A12—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; gravelly loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03486. common very fine and fine roots
    1B1t—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03487. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1B21t—25 to 66 centimeters (9.8 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine to coarse tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03488. few medium and coarse roots; few medium roots
    1B22t—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03489. few medium roots
    1B31t—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03490. few medium roots
    1B32t—132 to 153 centimeters (52.0 to 60.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03491