IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moteado
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987PR003001
  • User Pedon ID: 87PR003001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0302
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59597
  • 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: 18.3127785
  • Std. Longitude: -66.8150024
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Puerto Rico; Caribbean National Forest; Noreste SWCD.
  • State: Puerto Rico
  • County: PR003—Aguada
  • MLRA: 270—Humid Mountains and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Loren Huffaker and Dewayne Williams
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moteado
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, oxidic Aeric Kanhaplaquults
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.45 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—13

    13—133

    133—0

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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

    30

    —

    —

    680

    —

    225

    —

    —

    —

    17

    19

    16

    19

    21

    18

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments. Organic and leaf mat with 8 cm of aerial roots.; many fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout
    A—2 to 15 centimeters (0.8 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay; 42 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01531; wet when described;. Common large worm casts filled with (10YR 5/2) silt.; many medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    Btg1—15 to 32 centimeters (5.9 to 12.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior clay; 52 percent clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct and 11 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 medium interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01532; wet when described;. Yellowish brown mottles along root channels. Common large worm casts filled with (10YR 4/4) silt.; common coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; common coarse distinct 5GY61 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221627; continuous - phpvsfiid 221627
    Btg2—32 to 56 centimeters (12.6 to 22.0 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and 15 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior and 15 percent gray (5Y 5/1) interior clay; 74 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 2.5 medium interstitial and tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, coats on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01533; wet when described;. Commom worm casts 8 mm in diameter filled with (5YR 2/2) silt and organic matter and coated with (5Y 4/6).; common coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few roots; common coarse prominent 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221628; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221628
    Bt1—56 to 68 centimeters (22.0 to 26.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior clay; 74 percent clay; 1 percent greenish gray (5G 6/1) coarse distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01534; wet when described;. Common 8 mm worm casts filled with (10YR 5/1) silt and coated with (7.5YR 4/6). Thin (8 mm) discontinuous brittle layer.; common coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine prominent 10YR46 mottles; few coarse distinct 5G61 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221629; continuous - phpvsfiid 221629
    Bt2—68 to 102 centimeters (26.8 to 40.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior clay; 65 percent clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01535; wet when described;. Few large worm casts, few old root channels.; few fine soft masses of iron concentrations; common coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; common coarse prominent 5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221630; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221630
    B'tg—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior clay; 65 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.5 medium interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01536; wet when described;. Reddish colors along old root channels and along ped faces, few large worm casts.; few fine soft masses of iron concentrations; common coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221631; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221631
    R—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments.