IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Limones
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985PR119001
  • User Pedon ID: 85PR119001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0250
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58055
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Caribbean National Forest; 20 yards. N km 7.0, Rd 966.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR119—Rio Grande

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Limones
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, kaolinitic Oxic Humitropepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    30

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    45

    203

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    25

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    1A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01444. many very fine and fine roots
    1Bw—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01445. 10% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    1Bt1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01446. 5% gravel.; few fine and medium roots; common coarse roots
    1Bt2—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01447. 5% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine roots; few coarse roots
    1Bt3—53 to 84 centimeters (20.9 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01448. 5% gravel.; few fine roots
    1Bt4—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay; weak very fine angular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01449. 50% (10YR 5/6) mottling.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1C—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay; massive; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01450. 25% (10YR 6/8) mottling.