IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Constancia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986PR113004
  • User Pedon ID: 86PR113004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0302
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58107
  • 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: 17.9938889
  • Std. Longitude: -66.5908356
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Puerto Rico 0.5 miles S of HWY 1 on paved rd and 0.3 mi E on Calle No 2 and 0.3 mi S of Calle No 2, 200 feet E.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR113—Ponce
  • MLRA: 273—Semiarid Coastal Plains

    • 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 #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Constancia (flagged as OSD)
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/2002
  • Classifier - Greg Brannon
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Constancia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Calciustolls
  • 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: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • 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
  • 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

    calcic horizon

    0—34

    34—150

    54—124

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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

    —

    —

    5

    —

    0

    76

    —

    —

    26

    28

    24

    29

    31

    28

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01784; moist when described;. Few old roots.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout
    1Bw1—15 to 34 centimeters (5.9 to 13.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 86P01785; moist when described;. Few old roots.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 1519965; continuous - phpvsfiid 1519965
    1Bw2—34 to 54 centimeters (13.4 to 21.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 55 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 86P01786; moist when described;. Few old roots.; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; many organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; few medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1519966; continuous - phpvsfiid 1519966
    1Bk1—54 to 83 centimeters (21.3 to 32.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions and 1 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 86P01787; moist when described;. Few old roots.; common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519967; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519967
    1Bk2—83 to 103 centimeters (32.7 to 40.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium discontinuous tubular and 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions and 1 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01788; moist when described;. Few old roots.; common medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519968; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519968
    1Bk3—103 to 124 centimeters (40.6 to 48.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01789; moist when described;. Few old roots. Few very coarse carbonate concretions.; few medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519969; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519969
    1Bk4—124 to 150 centimeters (48.8 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01790; moist when described;. Few old roots.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519970; patchy - phpvsfiid 1519970
    1C—150 to 190 centimeters (59.1 to 74.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 86P01791; moist when described;. few medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles