IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Courtland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AZ003009
  • User Pedon ID: 79AZ003009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0271
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47004
  • 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: 31.7091675
  • Std. Longitude: -109.7483368
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 25E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 641 meters S and 580 meters E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Cochise County, AZ. 6 km W 2 km N of Elfrida.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. D. Hutchinson and M. L. Richardson
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Courtland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, 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
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    1A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.3 very fine vesicular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01436. few very fine roots
    1B1t—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent clay films between sand grains and 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01437. few clay films surface features between sand grains; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots
    1B21t—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 37 percent clay films between sand grains and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01438. common clay films surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots
    2B22tb—56 to 97 centimeters (22.0 to 38.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 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 and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01439. many clay films surface features between sand grains; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    2B23tb—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent clay films between sand grains; 11 percent medium carbonate concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01440. Strongly effervescent on lime features.; common medium lime concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features between sand grains; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots
    2B3tcab—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent clay films between sand grains and 55 percent pinkish white (5YR 8/2) carbonate coats; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01441. few clay films surface features between sand grains; many lime or carbonate coats surface features