IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zarzal
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985PR119005
  • User Pedon ID: 85PR119005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0254
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58059
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Puerto Rico, Caribbean National Forest; 200 yards W, 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 #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zarzal
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Typic Eutropepts
  • 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

    48

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    340

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    270

    203

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    23

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    1A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; strong fine subangular blocky structure; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01465. many fine and medium roots; many coarse roots
    1Bt1—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01466. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine and medium roots
    1Bt2—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01467. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; few fine 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt3—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots
    1Bt4—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01468. (7.5YR 6/8 and 10YR 8/2) mottling; 20% saprolite.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots
    1BC—76 to 152 centimeters (29.9 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01469. (7.5YR 6/8, 10YR 2/1 and 10YR 8/2) mottling; 20% saprolite.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots