IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Faleria
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NV017008
  • User Pedon ID: 86NV017008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0884
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59178
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 37.4586105
  • Std. Longitude: -114.4577789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 68E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 7980 feet W 100 feet N
  • Location Description: Clover mountains just east of Ella Peak Lookout
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV017—Lincoln

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DJM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Vitrandic Eutroboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Faleria
  • PSC - 23 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (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

    mollic epipedon

    0—33

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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

    40

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    —

    2239

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    0

    46

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    —

    7

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Ponderosa needles with aobut 1/4 inch partially decomposed pine needles.
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; 60 percent sand; 14 percent clay; moderate fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05324. many very fine and fine roots
    A2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; gravelly loam; 50 percent sand; 16 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05325. many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bt1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05326. common fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bt2—36 to 69 centimeters (14.2 to 27.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy clay loam; 24 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05327. common very fine and fine roots
    Bt3—69 to 87 centimeters (27.2 to 34.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy clay loam; 26 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05328. many fine and medium roots; common medium roots
    Bt4—87 to 102 centimeters (34.3 to 40.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior, pink (5YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05329. common very fine roots; common medium roots
    Bt5—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, pink (5YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05330. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    R—122 to 150 centimeters (48.0 to 59.1 inches); fragments. Hard rhyolitic tuff weathered discontinuously to 3 cm.