IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Spud
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979NM033002
  • User Pedon ID: 79NM033002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0381
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47114
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024
  • 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: 36.2558327
  • Std. Longitude: -105.1088867
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 17E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: In E road cut 1.6 km S of county line along Ocate Black Lakes rd in NW 1/4
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM033—Mora
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Sellnow
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Udic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Spud
  • PSC - 65 to 115 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Spud
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Mollic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • 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: 32.50 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—13

    65—172

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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

    25

    501

    270

    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled.
    A1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior, dark gray (N 4/0) interior, dry; very stony loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 53 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02012. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    A21—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; very stony loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular and 5.5 coarse tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02013. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    A22—33 to 60 centimeters (13.0 to 23.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; very stony loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and strong medium and coarse granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular and 5.5 coarse tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02014. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    B&A—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); 70 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay loam; weak and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 6 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02015. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    B21t—70 to 97 centimeters (27.6 to 38.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; 55 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02016. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    B22t—97 to 128 centimeters (38.2 to 50.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02017. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B23t—128 to 147 centimeters (50.4 to 57.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; stony clay loam; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 4 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02018. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    B24t—147 to 177 centimeters (57.9 to 69.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; stony clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent black stains on faces of peds and 55 percent black stains in root channels and/or pores; 4 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # 79P02019. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many black stains surface features on faces of peds; many black stains surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    B3—177 to 202 centimeters (69.7 to 79.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; very stony sandy clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent black stains on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 42 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02020. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many black stains surface features on faces of peds