IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rotinom
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983NV015007
  • User Pedon ID: 83NV015007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0787
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53574
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 39.3043671
  • Std. Longitude: -116.7011948
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 47E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: In unsurveyed area 4.2 miles W, 4.1 miles N of projected SW corner
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV015—Lander

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Evon, Oliver Chadwick, George Staidl
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Vitrandic Torrifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rotinom
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rotinom
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, calcareous, frigid Durorthidic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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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    1926

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    160

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    8

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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; strong fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03918. few very fine and fine roots
    1A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; strong coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03919. few very fine and fine roots
    1A3—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; strong fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03920. few very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bk—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct coats on bottoms of plates; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03921. few coats surface features on bottoms of plates; few very fine roots; common fine roots
    2Bqk1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; strong fine platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct coats on bottoms of plates; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03922. Banded lenses of volcanic ash 9lighter colors); 50% discontinuous weakly silica-cemented.; common coats surface features on bottoms of plates; few very fine roots; common fine roots
    2Bqk2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 55 percent distinct coats on bottoms of plates; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03923. Thin discontinuous ash lenses; 60 discontinuous weakly silica-cemented.; many coats surface features on bottoms of plates; few very fine roots; common fine roots
    3Akb1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; faint coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03924. Common fine and medium lime filaments.; common very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 229715; continuous - phpvsfiid 229715
    3Bkb2—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03925. Common fine lime filaments; silica bridges between sand grains.; few very fine and fine roots
    2Ck1—102 to 124 centimeters (40.2 to 48.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, gray (5Y 6/1) interior, dry; sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03926. Few fine lime filaments.; few very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR36 mottles
    3Ck2—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; sandy loam; 1 percent 5YR (5YR fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03927. Common fine lime filaments.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR5 mottles
    4C—165 to 175 centimeters (65.0 to 68.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, gray (5Y 6/1) interior, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Common fine lime filaments on pebbles.