IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Caralampi
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AZ003002
  • User Pedon ID: 79AZ003002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0264
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46997
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 31.6898594
  • Std. Longitude: -109.5742569
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 27E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 641 meters W and 458 meters N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Cochise County, AZ. 10 km E of Elfrida.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. L. Richardson and S. D. Hutchinson
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Caralampi
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Ustollic Haplargids
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (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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    1A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01393. many very fine and fine roots
    1A12—5 to 33 centimeters (2.0 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01394. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1B21t—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 5.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent clay films between sand grains; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01395. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features between sand grains; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1B22t—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01396. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features between sand grains; many very fine roots
    1C—89 to 137 centimeters (35.0 to 53.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01397. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots; few fine roots
    2B23t—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01398. many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots