IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): San Anton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986PR113001
  • User Pedon ID: 86PR113001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0299
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58104
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 18.0100002
  • Std. Longitude: -66.5599976
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Puerto Rico 1.2 mi N on HWY 510 from intersection with HWY 1 and 60 feet W of road.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR113—Ponce
  • MLRA: 18—Sierra Nevada Foothills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams L. Rivera J. Torres G. Acevedo W. Lynn
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - San Anton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Cumulic Haplustolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—65

    65—162

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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

    1

    —

    —

    273

    —

    0

    100

    —

    —

    26

    28

    24

    29

    31

    28

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    1Ap—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01762. common fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    1A—14 to 38 centimeters (5.5 to 15.0 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01763. Few old roots and root channels.; few fine roots throughout
    1Bw1—38 to 65 centimeters (15.0 to 25.6 inches);, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01764. Few old root channels with dark coatings.; few worm casts concentrations; many organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 220200; continuous - phpvsfiid 220200
    1Bw2—65 to 95 centimeters (25.6 to 37.4 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01765. Few old roots and root channels.; many organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 220201; continuous - phpvsfiid 220201
    1Bw3—95 to 134 centimeters (37.4 to 52.8 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular and 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01766. Few old roots and root channels. Dark coatings on root channels.; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 220202; continuous - phpvsfiid 220202
    1Bw4—134 to 162 centimeters (52.8 to 63.8 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01767. Few old roots and root channels. Root channels coated with dark material.; few worm casts concentrations; few organic coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 220203; continuous - phpvsfiid 220203
    1C1—162 to 185 centimeters (63.8 to 72.8 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01768. Few old root channels. Few carbonate pipestems.; few fine roots throughout
    1C2—185 to 210 centimeters (72.8 to 82.7 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01769. Few old root channels.; few fine carbonate nodules concentrations
    1C3—210 to 230 centimeters (82.7 to 90.6 inches); sandy loam; massive; fragments.