IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Scarface
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA049001
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA049001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0736
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54979
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 41.3438873
  • Std. Longitude: -121.4002762
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 483 meters S off Loveness Logging Rd. on 9.7 IL Rd.; 23 meters W of Rd.
  • State: California
  • County: CA049—Modoc
  • MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chuck Ferrari
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial, mixed, mesic Alfic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Scarface
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Loveness
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1984
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Landform: mesa or butte
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1984 (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—25

    61—132

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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

    2

    —

    —

    329

    —

    225

    51

    —

    —

    7

    —

    —

    9

    —

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described;. White fir and pine needle duff.
    A1—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04070; dry when described;. many very fine roots
    A2—12 to 27 centimeters (4.7 to 10.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04071; dry when described;. many very fine roots
    BA—27 to 43 centimeters (10.6 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04072; dry when described;. common medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bt1—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04073; dry when described;. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many coarse roots; common medium roots
    Bt2—63 to 96 centimeters (24.8 to 37.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 coarse tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04074; dry when described;. many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few medium roots
    Bt3—96 to 134 centimeters (37.8 to 52.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04075; dry when described;. many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots
    BCt1—134 to 167 centimeters (52.8 to 65.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04076; dry when described;. many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots
    BCt2—167 to 205 centimeters (65.7 to 80.7 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04077; dry when described;. many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots
    BCt3—205 to 215 centimeters (80.7 to 84.6 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue.; dry when described;. Not sampled.; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine roots