IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Stronghold
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986AZ003076
  • User Pedon ID: 86AZ003076
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0823
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59117
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 31.7341671
  • Std. Longitude: -109.9449997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19S
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 2325 feet N and 440 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 500 feet N of R.G. 82
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ003—Cochise

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carl Glocken, Dr. William Emmerich, Dr. Grossman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 76
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Stronghold
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Ustollic Calciorthids
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • 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: 10/1/1986 (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

    8

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    1525

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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    1Bw1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    1Bw—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); fragments. Satellite sample 2 meters from A.
    1Bw2—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, 7.5YR (7.5YR/), interior, moist; loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04964
    2Bk1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04965
    2Bk2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04966
    2Ck1—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    2Ck2—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; hard, firm, weakly cemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04967
    2C1—102 to 145 centimeters (40.2 to 57.1 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P04968
    2C2—145 to 224 centimeters (57.1 to 88.2 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog.
    2C3—224 to 254 centimeters (88.2 to 100.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog.