IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Los Guineos
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985PR119004
  • User Pedon ID: 85PR119004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0253
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58058
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Caribbean National Forest; 50 yards. SW, Bridge Rd 911.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR119—Rio Grande

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Los Guineos
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, 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: convex
  • 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

    18

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    560

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    45

    267

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    21

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    1A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01460. many very fine roots; many fine and medium roots
    1Bw—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01461. (10YR 4/2) filled root and worm channels.; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots
    1Bt1—13 to 41 centimeters (5.1 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01462. (5YR 5/8) mottling.; common fine and medium roots
    1Bt2—41 to 84 centimeters (16.1 to 33.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01463. (10YR 6/6) mottling.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1C—84 to 180 centimeters (33.1 to 70.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior clay; massive; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01464. (10YR 6/6) mottling.; few fine roots