IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arntz

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986AZ017007

User Pedon ID: 86AZ017007

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0498

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58303

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 34.5147209

Std. Longitude: -110.1919479

Datum: WGS84

Township: 13N

Range: 20E

Section: 14

PLSS Details: 700 feet N and 2400 feet W of SE corner

Location Description: About 6 mi W of Snowflake.

State: Arizona

County: AZ017—Navajo

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Cambic Gypsiorthids

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 7

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Arntz

PSC - 25 to 71 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ashhurst

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, gypsic, mesic Aridic Ustochrept

Classificaton Date - 4/1/1986

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: terrace—stream or lake

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/1/1986 (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
2	—	—	1784	—	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02978. many very fine and fine roots

1A2—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02979. many very fine and fine roots

1Bw1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02980. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features between sand grains; many very fine and fine roots

1Bw2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P02981. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots

2By1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02982. Approximately 30% crystaline gypsum. Many soft mudstone fragments.; many very fine roots; common fine roots

2By2—51 to 56 centimeters (20.1 to 22.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02983. Approximately 30-40% crystaline gypsum. Many soft mudstone fragments.; common very fine and fine roots

3Cry—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02983. Approximately 30-40% crystaline gypsum. Weathered gypsum mudstone.; common very fine and fine roots

4Cry—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02984. Approximately 30-40% crystaline gypsum. Weathered gypsum siltstone.; few very fine and fine roots

5Cry—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; clay loam; strong fine and medium platy structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02984. 10-15% crystaline gypsum. Weathered gypsum mudstone.; few very fine and fine roots

6Cry—91 to 99 centimeters (35.8 to 39.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; strong fine and medium platy structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02984. Weathered gypsum siltstone.; few very fine roots

7Cry—99 to 124 centimeters (39.0 to 48.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; strong medium and coarse platy structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 86P02985. Hard somewhat weathered gypsum siltstone.; few very fine roots

8Cry—124 to 132 centimeters (48.8 to 52.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; strong medium and coarse platy structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 86P02986. Hard weathered gypsum siltstone.; few very fine roots

9Cry—132 to 160 centimeters (52.0 to 63.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; strong medium and coarse platy structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 86P02987. Hard unweathered gypsum mudstone.