IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sasalaguan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 83GQ066012
  • User Pedon ID: 83GQ066012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0219
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53913
  • 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: 13.7624998
  • Std. Longitude: 144.7277832
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Guam. About 1/2 km W of Agfayan bay S of the Agfayan River on road behind Eel farm.
  • State: Guam
  • MLRA: 181—Arctic Foothills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. J. Young and J. L. Demeterio
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, isohyperthermic Udertic Haplustepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sasalaguan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sasalaguan
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, isohyperthermic Verti
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: upland slope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    14—105

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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

    11

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    30

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    90

    260

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    1Ap—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01145. About 20% dark reddish brown 5YR 3/4 and 20% dark red 2.5YR 3/6 in an irregular pattern of very fine to coarse patches. Few very fine pores stained strong brown 7.5YR 5/8.; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bw1—14 to 40 centimeters (5.5 to 15.7 inches); 60 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay; strong very fine and fine angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent dark concretions; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01146. Concretions probably manganese.Colorsin an irregular very fine pattern with about 10% dark brown 7.5YR 3/2 in pores and along ped faces.; few very fine dark concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bw2—40 to 70 centimeters (15.7 to 27.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds and 37 percent , moist, black stains on faces of peds; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01147. Common fine light yellowish brown and very pale brown 10YR 6/4 and 7/4 patches some elongated some reticulate along pores ped faces and fracture planes. Some black staining in pores enclosed by pale brown material. Common very fine black sta; common black stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    1Bw3—70 to 105 centimeters (27.6 to 41.3 inches);, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dry; clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; , dry, pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01148. few very fine roots
    1C1—105 to 120 centimeters (41.3 to 47.2 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) interior and 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01149. Colors mixed in an irregular pattern with few fine elongated very pale brown patches. Rock structure apparent. Common black and saprolitic sand sized flecks. Few weak pressure faces. Many pores stained black.; few very fine roots
    1C2—120 to 165 centimeters (47.2 to 65.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior sandy clay; extremely firm*; brittle; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments. Lab sample # 84P01150. Common fine and medium very pale brown 10YR 7/4 patches. Tuffaceous rock structure. Black stains on fracture planes.; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores