IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Telescope
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980NM053006
  • User Pedon ID: 80NM053006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0472
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48248
  • 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: 34.2324982
  • Std. Longitude: -107.6533356
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: T. 15 N., R. 18 W.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM053—Socorro

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Telescope
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Aridic Ustochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1980
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1980 (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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    2140

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    1A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02634. many very fine and fine roots
    1A12—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; sand; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02635. common very fine roots
    1B21—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02636. few very fine roots
    1B22ca—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02637. few very fine roots
    2B23ca—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02638. few very fine roots
    3B24ca—104 to 114 centimeters (40.9 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02639
    4B25ca—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02640
    5C1—142 to 183 centimeters (55.9 to 72.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly loamy sand; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02641. 15-20 percent gravels.
    6B2ca—183 to 201 centimeters (72.0 to 79.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P02642