IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shontik
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984AZ021016
  • User Pedon ID: 84AZ021016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0497
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54741
  • Print Date: 4/22/2025

    • 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: 33.1111107
  • Std. Longitude: -112.1208344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 730 meters S and 475 meters W of the NE corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ021—Pinal
  • MLRA: 40—Sonoran Basin and Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P. D. Camp H. E. Jacoby and R. C. Herriman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shontik
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Natric Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1984 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    0—20

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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

    1

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    357

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    90

    21

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. many very fine roots
    1A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. many very fine roots
    2Ctnz—20 to 24 centimeters (7.9 to 9.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 1 percent fine spherical salt masses and 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Disseminated carbonates. Four mineral grains.; few fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine salt masses concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots
    3Bwn—24 to 71 centimeters (9.4 to 28.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02698. Two to five mm strata of coarser soil; few fine lime concretions concentrations; few very fine roots
    4Btknzb1—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 11 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate concretions and 11 percent fine and medium spherical salt masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02699. common fine and medium lime concretions concentrations; common fine and medium salt masses concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features between sand grains; few fine roots
    4Btknzb2—104 to 135 centimeters (40.9 to 53.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate concretions and 11 percent medium spherical salt masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02700. common medium lime concretions concentrations; common medium salt masses concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores
    4Btknzb3—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 32 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent medium and coarse spherical carbonate concretions and 30 percent medium and coarse spherical salt masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02701. many medium and coarse lime concretions concentrations; many medium and coarse salt masses concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 217152; continuous - phpvsfiid 217152