IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Xerorthents
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA051010
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA051010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0983
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59277
  • 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: 37.6991005
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9642944
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 27E
  • Section: 11
  • Location Description: .4 mile SW on F.S. road 3508 from intersection w/ HWY 395, .45 mile W on F.S. road 3524, on S shoulder of Rd.
  • State: California
  • County: CA051—Mono

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JAG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Vitrandic Xerorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxon above family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Xerorthents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—25

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    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

    33

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    2391

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    0

    43

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05884. Decomposed and decomposing pine and fir needles, twigs, and chips.
    A1—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05885. Texture is close to loamy coarse sand.; few very fine roots
    A2—13 to 61 centimeters (5.1 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05886. Texture is close to loamy sand. Horizon split for sampling purposes 10-36 cm 86P5886; 36-58 cm 86P5887.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    2C1—61 to 122 centimeters (24.0 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05888. Texture is close to fine sand. Rock fragments are cross between rhyolitic and pumiceous: looks like rhyolitic, but has high amounts of pumiceous material, and is intermediate in weight.; common fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    2C2—122 to 155 centimeters (48.0 to 61.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; gravelly sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05889. Texture is close to fine sand.