IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bascal
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985AZ003082
  • User Pedon ID: 85AZ003082
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0828
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59122
  • 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: 31.6816673
  • Std. Longitude: -109.9922256
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet S of R.G. 48; 880 feet S of the NE corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carl Glocker, Dr. William Emmerich, Dr. Grossman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 82
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bascal
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, carbonatic Ustochreptic Calciorthids
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1985 (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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    3

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    1441

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    180

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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    1Bw1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04986
    1Bw2—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04987. Few fine irregular lime masses.
    2Bk1—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; very hard, extremely firm*, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Many large irregular lime masses. Weakly cemented horizon.
    2Bk2—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); 60 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior and 40 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, 60 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; very hard, extremely firm*, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Weakly cemented horizon.
    3Btkb—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Thin (less than 1/4) shattered laminar cap at top of this horizon. Weakly cemente horizon.
    3C—127 to 178 centimeters (50.0 to 70.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P04988. Weakly cemented horizon.